Project Gutenberg 2016-01-23 Public domain in the USA. 154 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.) Reading ease score: 56.4 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Johnson, Samuel, 1709-1784 -- Humor PR Text Browsing: Humour Browsing: Literature Category: Humour Category: British Literature 64089 2025-06-20T13:19:45.924360 text/html 39186 2024-10-22T23:46:34 text/html 140858 2025-06-20T13:19:49.109365 application/epub+zip 139520 2025-06-20T13:19:46.774361 application/epub+zip 78612 2025-06-20T13:19:46.350353 application/epub+zip 181567 2025-06-20T13:19:51.456312 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 169209 2025-06-20T13:19:48.676389 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 106306 2022-09-23T08:08:19.426975 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 48524 2025-06-20T13:19:45.397411 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 28538 2024-10-22T23:46:34 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16976 2025-06-20T13:19:51.622337 application/rdf+xml 16800 2025-06-20T13:19:46.435325 image/jpeg 2145 2025-06-20T13:19:46.392328 image/jpeg 150228 2025-06-20T13:19:45.946374 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia