The Battle of the Books

The Battle of the Books is the name of a short
satire written by Jonathan Swift and published as part of the prolegomena to his
A Tale of a Tub in 1704. It depicts a literal battle between books in the
King's Library (housed in St. James's Palace at the time of the writing), as
ideas and authors struggle for supremacy. Because of the satire, "The Battle of
the Books" has become a term for the Quarrel of the Ancients and the
Moderns.

— Excerpted from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Table of Contents

Introduction
The Bookseller to the Reader
The Preface of the
Author
The Battle of the Books
A Meditation Upon a Broomstick

Predictions for the Year 1708
The Accomplishment of the First of Mr.
Bickerstaff's Predictions
Baucis and Philemon
The Logicians Refuted

The Puppet Show
Cadenus and Vanessa
Stella's Birthday, 1718

Stella's Birthday, 1720
Stella's Birthday
Stella's Birthday, 1724

Stella's Birthday, March 13, 1726
To Stella
The First He Wrote

The Second Prayer
The Beasts' Confession
An Argument Against
Abolishing of Christianity
Hints Towards an Essay on Conversation

Thoughts on Various Subjects