Project Gutenberg 2004-07-28 Public domain in the USA. 156 Swift, Jonathan 1667 1745 Swift, J. (Jonathan) Scott, Temple 1864 1939 Isaacs, Isaac Isaacs, J. H. Scott, Isaac Temple The Prose Works of Jonathan Swift, D.D. — Volume 10 Historical Writings The history of the four last years of the Queen -- An abstract of the history of England -- Remarks on the characters of the court of Queen Anne -- Remarks on Lord Clarendon's "History of the rebellion" -- Remarks on Bishop Burnet's "History of his own time" -- Notes on the "Freeholder." Etext produced by Terry Gilliland and PG Distributed Proofreaders HTML file produced by David Widger "The Prose Works of Jonathan Swift, D.D. — Volume 10" by Jonathan Swift is a historical account likely written during the early 18th century. This volume includes Swift's "History of the Four Last Years of the Queen," which examines the political landscape during Queen Anne's reign, highlighting events, actions, and motivations of key figures in her administration. The work aims to provide readers with an insightful perspective on the political dynamics of the time, aiming to refute various misconceptions that arose after the queen's death. The opening of this work presents a detailed introduction to the context in which Swift wrote his history. It discusses his hesitations and challenges in publishing the manuscript, especially the influence and opinions of key figures such as Lord Oxford and Lord Bolingbroke on his writing process. Constructed from Swift's firsthand experiences and correspondence with contemporaries, the text emphasizes his intent to portray an impartial account of the actions taken during these critical years. Through his historical narrative, Swift also comments on his relationships with various political personalities and the motivations that shaped their actions within the tumult of early 18th-century politics. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 59.2 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Great Britain -- History -- Anne, 1702-1714 Anne, Queen of Great Britain, 1665-1714 Spanish Succession, War of, 1701-1714 PR Text Politics Category: History - British Category: History - Modern (1750+) 1056165 2025-07-06T03:40:26.410548 text/html 1047263 2024-10-28T20:01:56 text/html 461329 2025-07-06T03:40:39.983443 application/epub+zip 471253 2025-07-06T03:40:30.673533 application/epub+zip 442320 2025-07-06T03:40:29.014473 application/epub+zip 912799 2025-07-06T03:40:47.252424 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 860876 2025-07-06T03:40:38.755442 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 655381 2022-09-06T23:55:40.227499 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 927593 2023-10-06T07:37:40.055919 text/plain 907745 2024-10-28T20:01:56 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17735 2025-07-06T03:40:47.402375 application/rdf+xml 22594 2025-07-06T03:40:29.550483 image/jpeg 4688 2025-07-06T03:40:29.282477 image/jpeg 443882 2025-07-06T03:40:26.482491 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia