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Newspaper edited by the famed Jonathan Swift...



Item # 688690

August 19, 1713

THE EXAMINER, London, Aug. 10, 1713 

* Rare 18th century publication

This editorial-format newspaper was edited by the famed Jonathan Swift at this time (of Gulliver's Travels fame), It promoted a Tory perspective on British politics, at a time when Queen Anne had replaced Whig ministers with Tories.
Complete as a single sheet newspaper as was typical of the day, 7 1/2 by 13 inches, nice condition.

Category: The 1600's and 1700's