Project Gutenberg 2016-01-23 Public domain in the USA. 86 Boswell, James 1740 1795 Piozzi, Hester Lynch 1741 1821 Thrale, Hester Lynch Piozzi, Hester Lynch Salusbury Thrale Anecdotes of the Learned Pig With Notes, Critical and Explanatory, and Illustrations from Bozzy, Piozzi &c. &c. A satire on Samuel Johnson. E-text prepared by MWS, RichardW, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive/American Libraries (https://archive.org/details/americana) "Anecdotes of the Learned Pig" by James Boswell and Hester Lynch Piozzi is a satirical work, likely written in the late 18th century. This unique text combines elements of humor and political commentary through the allegorical portrayal of a pig that possesses unusual talents and a penchant for rhetoric, reflecting the societal dynamics of its time. The book engages with themes of politics, celebrity, and the absurdity of public life. The narrative follows the eccentric life of a pig born under curious circumstances, who learns to speak and engages in various political musings. As the pig matures, it becomes involved in the tumultuous political atmosphere of the time, navigating between Tory and Whig sentiments. Throughout its journey, the pig develops relationships with notable figures and expresses disdain for political foes, all while humorously grappling with its own identity. The story is enriched with sharp wit and clever illustrations that reflect the absurdities of both animal and human nature, offering a rich commentary on society and politics of the era. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Johnson, Samuel, 1709-1784 -- Humor PR Text Browsing: Humour Browsing: Literature 64216 63969 2024-09-21T10:27:56.211560 2023-09-22T07:41:34.669299 text/html text/html 60176 2016-01-23T15:27:05 text/html 128039 2016-01-23T15:30:08 text/html application/zip 141168 2024-09-21T10:27:59.416538 application/epub+zip 139759 2024-09-21T10:27:57.006569 application/epub+zip 78850 2024-09-21T10:27:56.608546 application/epub+zip 182428 2024-09-21T10:28:01.583523 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 169658 2024-09-21T10:27:58.822533 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 106306 2022-09-23T08:08:19.426975 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 48759 48554 2024-09-21T10:27:55.932548 2023-09-22T07:41:34.350376 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 48805 2020-06-14T16:17:48 text/plain; charset=utf-8 19368 2020-06-14T16:17:48 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 18964 2024-09-21T10:28:01.726525 application/rdf+xml 16800 2024-09-21T10:27:56.682580 image/jpeg 2145 2024-09-21T10:27:56.645546 image/jpeg 150246 2024-09-21T10:27:56.228562 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia