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Anecdotes of the Learned Pig / With Notes, Critical and Explanatory, and Illustrations from Bozzy, Piozzi &c. &c.

Chapter 1: Anec­dotes of the Learn­ed Pig, with Notes, cri­ti­cal and ex­plan­a­tory, and Il­lus­tra­tions, By James Bos­well, 1740–1795 and Hes­ter Lynch Pi­oz­zi, 1741–1821.
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A series of playful anecdotes follows a celebrated performing pig whose apparent abilities — spelling, answering prompts, and humanlike comportment — entertain public audiences and inspire curiosity. Humorous editorial notes and illustrations accompany the narrative, offering explanations, historical allusions, and corrective asides. Episodes are used to satirize contemporary manners, party politics, and popular credulity, while the annotations expand on jokes and moral observations. The overall effect blends comic storytelling with learned digression to highlight social foibles through the pig’s performances and reception.

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Title: Anecdotes of the Learned Pig

Author: James Boswell

Hester Lynch Piozzi

Release date: January 23, 2016 [eBook #51017]
Most recently updated: October 22, 2024

Language: English

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Anec­dotes of the Learn­ed Pig, with Notes, cri­ti­cal and ex­plan­a­tory, and Il­lus­tra­tions, By James Bos­well, 1740–1795 and Hes­ter Lynch Pi­oz­zi, 1741–1821.

ANECDOTES
OF THE
LEARNED PIG.
WITH
NOTES,
CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY,
AND
ILLUSTRATIONS FROM BOZZY, PIOZZI, &c. &c.
Epicuri de grege porcus.
LONDON:
Printed for T. HOOKHAM, New Bond Street.
M,DCC,LXXXVI.