>Timothy Dexter (January 22, 1747 – October 23, 1806), self-styled Lord Timothy Dexter, was an American businessman noted for his eccentric behavior and writings. He became wealthy through marriage and a series of improbably successful investments and spent his fortune lavishly. Though barely educated or literate, Dexter considered himself "the greatest philosopher in the known world", and authored a book, A Pickle for the Knowing Ones, which espouses his views on various topics and became notorious for its unusual misspellings and grammatical errors.
>Despite his good fortune, his relationship with his family suffered. He frequently told visitors that his wife (who was alive) had died, and that the woman frequenting the building was simply her ghost.[2] In one episode, Dexter faked his own death to see how people would react, and about 3,000 people attended Dexter's mock wake. When Dexter did not see his wife cry, he revealed the hoax and after the ceremony beat her with his cane for not sufficiently mourning his death.[5][10]
>At age 50, Dexter authored the book A Pickle for the Knowing Ones, also known as Plain Truth in a Homespun Dress, in which he complained about politicians, the clergy, and his wife. The book contains 8,847 words and 33,864 letters, but without any punctuation and with unorthodox spelling and capitalization. Dexter also signs his name at the end of each chapter, as though they were letters. One section begins:[9]>'Ime the first Lord in the younited States of A mercary Now of Newburyport it is the voise of the peopel and I can't Help it and so Let it goue'
chad
>>25352529>The book contains 8,847 words and 33,864 letters, but without any punctuation and with unorthodox spelling and capitalization.And that man's name? Cormac McCarthy
>>25352522Tor's Cabinet Of Curiosities should cover this guy.
>>25352529People would consider this avant-garde if it had been published today by a black woman.
>>25352631What man would stay with even a wealthy black woman if she treated him like this?Someone write a parody with Oprah and Stedman
>>25352529finnegans wake btfo
>>25352522is this the first time you heard abot this guy? are you 18 or something?
>>25352772sorry for not knowing about every person in human history evermy bad
>>25352689Jay Z
So hes just some quirk chungus of history?
>>25352529>'Ime the first Lord in the younited States of A mercary Now of Newburyport it is the voise of the peopel and I can't Help it and so Let it goue'IN ENGLISH, DOC
