A noble, if ultimately unsuccessful, attempt to argue that Jonathan Swift, Alexander Pope and John Gay spending a few weeks in 1726 together was a momentous turning point in each man’s career In 1726 Jonathan Swift, dean of Saint Patrick’s Cathedral in Dublin, crossed the Irish sea with the manus...

Source: [Guardian International](https://www.theguardian.com/books/2026/jun/12/the-twitnam-summer-by-hester-grant-review-swift-gay-and-popes-season-in-the-sun)

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