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"A Pickle for the Knowing Ones" by Timothy Dexter is an autobiographical book published in 1802. This eccentric work contains almost no punctuation, unorthodox spelling, and chaotic grammar throughout its pages. The wealthy American businessman rants about politicians and clergy while praising his own glory and suggesting he should be emperor of the United States. After complaints about missing punctuation, Dexter added a second edition with pages of punctuation marks in the appendix, inviting readers to use them as they pleased. ... Read more
About this eBook
| Author | Dexter, Timothy, 1747-1806 |
|---|---|
| Title | A Pickle for the Knowing Ones |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Pickle_for_the_Knowing_Ones |
| Credits | Produced by David Edwards, David Garcia and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 42.9 (College-level). Difficult to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | F001: United States local history: New England |
| Subject | Newburyport (Mass.) -- Biography |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 43453 |
| Release Date | Aug 12, 2013 |
| Last Update | Oct 23, 2024 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 54955 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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