Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cadenus And Vanessa | 2010 | Jonathan Swift | Buy |
| 2 | Baucis and Philemon | 2017 | Jonathan Swift | Buy |
Jonathan Swift’s chapbook publications include Cadenus And Vanessa (2010) and Baucis and Philemon (2017), individual poem editions that make his verse available outside larger collected works.
Cadenus And Vanessa is an autobiographical poem about Swift’s complicated relationship with Esther Vanhomrigh, written around 1713 but published after his death. Baucis and Philemon retells the Ovid myth with Swift’s characteristic wit and satirical edge. Both poems date from the early 18th century, though these particular editions are modern reprints.
Swift is best remembered for Gulliver’s Travels and A Modest Proposal, but his poetry was a steady part of his output. These chapbook editions give readers access to individual poems without needing a full collected works volume.