The Battle of the Books
Jonathan Swift worked for William Temple during the time of the controversy, and Swift's "A Tale of a Tub" (1703/1705) takes part in the debate. From its first publication, Swift added a short satire entitled "The Battle of the Books" to the "Tale of a Tub." In this piece, there is an epic battle fought in a library when various books come alive and attempt to settle the arguments between moderns and ancients. In Swift's satire, he skilfully manages to avoid saying which way victory fell. He portrays the manuscript as having been damaged in places, thus leaving the end of the battle up to the reader.
A Cup of Tea
"A Cup of Tea" is a 1922 short story by Katherine Mansfield. It was first published in the "Story-Teller" in May 1922. It later appeared in "The Doves' Nest and Other Stories" (1923). Her short stories first appeared in Melbourne in 1907,but literary fame came to her in London after the publication of a collection of short stories called "In a German Pension."