Name: A Pickle For The Knowing Ones
Author: Timothy Dexter

A Pickle For The Knowing Ones is an autobiographical book written by Timothy Dexter and first published in 1802.

The book is famous for its chaotic style and lack of punctuation. In it, Dexter expresses his thoughts on a variety of subjects, including politics, religion, and his own experiences as a merchant.

The work reflects his flamboyant character and unconventional ideas, and is full of biting criticism and personal complaints.

Most curiously, in a later edition, Dexter added a full page of punctuation marks, inviting readers to "place them wherever you wish. The book has become an example of its author's absurd genius and flamboyant personality.

"To mankind at Large the time is Com at Last the grat day of Regoising what is that why I will tell you thous three kings is Rased Rased you meane should know Rased on the first Royal Arch in the world olmost Not quite but very hiw up upon so thay are good mark to be scene so the womans Lik to see the frount and all people Loves to see them as the quakers will Com and peape slyly and feele glad and say houe the doue frind father Jorge washeton is in the senter king Addoms is at the Rite hand the present king at the Left hand father gorge with his hat on the other hats of the middel king with his sword king Addoms with his Cane in a grand poster Adtetoude turning his fass towards the first king as if they was on sum politicks king our present king he is stands hearing being younger and very deafe in short being one grat felosfer "

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A Pickle For The Knowing Ones by Timothy Dexter is believed to be in the public domain in the United States only. It may still be copyrighted in other countries. If you are not in the United States, please check your local laws to ensure this eBook is in the public domain in your country before downloading A Pickle For The Knowing Ones in PDF or ePub.

WHY READ A PICKLE FOR THE KNOWING ONES IN 2025?

223 years later, still timely

A self-made American eccentric publishes a punctuation-free roast of elites, rivals, and anyone who doubted him. Dexter’s swaggering memoir reads like proto-viral posting: outrageous, self-promoting, and strangely revealing. Behind the chaos is a sharp study in persona—how attention, audacity, and money can bully meaning itself.

TODAY'S CONNECTION

Dexter anticipated the performative economy: branding before brands, trolling before timelines. Reading him now clarifies how spectacle distorts authority and how language gets bent to power. It is messy, funny, and unexpectedly diagnostic of our loudest public voices.