A Beautiful Young Nymph Going To Bed by Jonathan Swift

SFFaudio News

A Beautiful Young Nymph Going To Bed is a satiric poem by Jonathan Swift. It was first published in 1731. One Wikipedia editor describes it like this: It features Corinna, “a young woman preparing for bed by deconstructing.” It’s awful, deeply sad, hilarious, and absolutely wonderful. Listen to Tom O’Bedlam’s narration:

Posted by Jesse Willis

Leave a Reply