A return to modesty book by wendy shalit official publisher page. Discovering the lost virtue is a 1999 nonfiction debut book by wendy shalit. Free download of a modest proposal by jonathan swift. Published january 24th 2000 by free press first published january 1st 1998. When a return to modesty was first published in 1999, its young author surprised many with her invitation to consider the new power to be found in an old ideal. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. Her essays on literary and cultural topics have appeared in the wall street journal, and other publications.
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