publication date: Monday, March 9, 2020 (part of Spring 2020)

category: Literature

clue: This giant of satire couldn't be held down by a modest controversy over his proposal for Irish hunger.

explanation: Swift is best known for Gulliver's Travels and A Modest Proposal. more…

intended difficulty: easy

solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, LaVonne Lemler, Samir Mehta, Chris Lemler, and Erik Bates


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