"The Battle of the Books" depicts a literal battle between books in the King's Library (housed in St James's Palace at the time of the writing), as ideas and authors struggle for supremacy. Because of the satire, "The Battle of the Books" has become a term for the Quarrel of the Ancients and the Moderns. It is one of his earliest well-known works. (Wikipedia)
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Chapters
- Chapter 1
Introduction, the bookseller to the reader, & the preface of the author
14:38 - Chapter 2
A full and true account... Part 1
31:02 - Chapter 3
A full and true account... Part 2
22:30 - Chapter 4
The Episode of Bentley and Wotton
15:51 - Chapter 5
A Meditation Upon a Broomstick
03:31 - Chapter 6
Predictions for the Year 1708
22:55 - Chapter 7
The Accomplishment of the First of Mr. Bickerstaff’s Predictions…
08:15 - Chapter 8
Baucis and Philemon
09:23 - Chapter 9
The logicians refuted
03:33 - Chapter 10
The puppet show
04:07 - Chapter 11
Candenus and Vanessa
41:38 - Chapter 12
STELLA’S BIRTHDAY, 1718
01:17 - Chapter 13
STELLA’S BIRTHDAY, 1720.
03:06 - Chapter 14
STELLA’S BIRTHDAY
04:33 - Chapter 15
STELLA’S BIRTHDAY, 1724
02:49 - Chapter 16
STELLA’S BIRTHDAY, MARCH 13, 1726
04:20 - Chapter 17
TO STELLA
06:46 - Chapter 18
The first he wrote OCT. 17, 1727
03:49 - Chapter 19
The second prayer was written NOV. 6, 1727.
04:03 - Chapter 20
The Beasts' confession (1732)
11:29 - Chapter 21
An argument to prove that the abolishing...
38:55 - Chapter 22
Hints towards and essay on conversation
26:04 - Chapter 23
Thoughts on various subjects
24:13