Archive: August 2004
The uncanny-accurate predictions of Isaac Bickerstaff, Esq.; or, how to kill a man with satire.
I heard an amusing story the other day, about how Jonathan Swift, writing as Isaac Bickerstaff, Esq., literally (or at least legally) killed a man with his words. It all started when he published “Predictions for the Year 1708“, a satire on astrology in general and on John Partridge, a well-known almanac maker, in particular…
This page contains the archive of articles posted to rephrase.net during August 2004.
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