Though remembered today mainly as the author of gullivers travels jonathan swift was known to his contemporaries for much more than that in this biography david nokes details the span of swifts eventful life from his childhood in dublin to his time as a propagandist and disappointed placeseeker in england through to his later years as an author and dean of st patricks cathedral in dublin. Jonathan swift a hypocrite reversed a critical biography by nokes david publication date 1985 topics swift jonathan 1667 1745 church of ireland clergy biography authors irish 18th century biography satirists irish 18th century biography publisher. Jonathan swift a hypocrite reversed a critical biography nokes david on amazoncom free shipping on qualifying offers jonathan swift a hypocrite reversed a critical biography. Jonathan swift a hypocrite reversed a critical biography user review not available book verdict this biography is a new scholarly ex amination of swift and his perilous times it cannot substitute for irvin eh renpreiss massive swift the man his works and the age 1962 83 see lj 3 1 84 read full review. 1985 jonathan swift a hypocrite reversed a critical biography david nokes oxford university press oxford oxfordshire new york wikipedia citation please see wikipedias template documentation for further citation fields that may be required