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

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.