Publisher's Synopsis
The humorous short book has a message that is just as relevant today as it was when it was first printed in 1802. A Pickle for the Knowing Ones: Plain Truth in a Homespun Dress, was written by Lord Drexler who was a very successful larger-than-life eccentric man in Massachusetts during the early 1800s. Although he was uneducated, he became very wealthy by first marrying into money and then making unconventional business dealings. In this publication, he complained about politicians, the clergy, and his wife. Some things never change! The book initially contained 8,847 words and 33,864 letters, but without punctuation and with seemingly random capitalization. Dexter initially handed his book out for free, but it became so popular it was printed eight times. In the second edition, Dexter responded to complaints about the book's lack of punctuation by adding an extra page of 11 lines of punctuation marks with the instruction that printers and readers could insert them wherever needed. This short book's grammar is an English Teacher's nightmare, but it has become a very humorous part of American literary history despite its grammar shortcomings. You will want to read this and add it to your collection of historical American literature.
