A Tale of a Tub
A Tale of a Tub was the first major work written by Jonathan Swift, arguably his most difficult satire and perhaps his most masterly. The "Tale" is a prose parody divided into sections each delving into the morals and ethics of the English. Composed between 1694 and 1697, it was eventually published in 1704. It was long regarded as a satire on religion, and has famously been attacked for that, starting with William Wotton.
Brian Burland
It was not until 1964, however, that Burland began to be published, with his first book, "St. Nicholas in the Tub", being produced in the US. His next novel, "A Fall From Aloft", was published in the United Kingdom in 1968, followed by "A Few Flowers for St. George" (1970), "Undertow" (1961) and in 1973, "The Sailor and the Fox". Burland's other published novels are "Surprise" (1975), "Stephen Decatur, the Devil and the Endymion" (1975), "Flight of the Cavalier" (1980) and "Love is a Durable Fire" (1985). His papers include the manuscripts of five as yet unpublished novels.