Last of Swift's Drapiers Letters

Historical Context Note

Litencyc Editors (Independent Scholar - Europe)
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Jonathan Swift publishes the first of his 'Drapier's Letters', a series of pamphlets under the pseudonym of M. B. Drapier. He attacks the granting of a licence to mint coinage to William Wood, which he sees as potentially debasing Irish currency, and as an example of British dictation over Ireland.

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Citation: Editors, Litencyc. "Last of Swift's Drapiers Letters". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 01 April 2011 [https://staging.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=17288, accessed 23 November 2024.]

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