Memoirs of the Twentieth Century

About “Memoirs of the Twentieth Century”

Memoirs of the Twentieth Century is a 1733 epistolary novel by Irish writer Samuel Madden. It is written as a series of diplomatic letters set in the years 1997 and 1998. The work is a satire, possibly influenced by Jonathan Swift's Gulliver's Travels. Madden, an Anglican clergyman, uses the novel to explore the dangers of Catholicism and the Jesuits. The story presents a future in which these groups hold significant power. The book reflects the political and religious tensions of its time. (Summary adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.)