This "Fragment of an Autobiography" was Swift's incomplete attempt to record his family's history and his own life.
Brief, chatty biography from Incompetech.
Long article by W.E.H. Lecky originally published in "The Leaders of Public Opinion in Ireland" in 1861.
Longer article from Hertford College, Oxford, Swift's alma mater.
Extensive, anecdotal, hypertext essay by 19th Century author gives Victorian view of Swift.
Samuel Johnson's famous character sketch of Swift, whom he openly despised.
Brief biographical entry from Cambridge Encyclopedia and Biography.
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