A Modest Proposal Allusions

Literary References

• Francois Rabelais, Gargantua and Pantagruel (13)
• George Psalmanazar, Historical and Geographical Description of Formosa (18)

Historical References

• James Francis Edward Stuart (the Pretender), son of James II who was deposed from throne over Catholicism (1)
• Barbados, where Irish immigrated due to poverty (1)
• Roman Emperor Titus, who invaded and captured a divided Jerusalem in 70 BCE (28)