The philosophical boar
Jun 09, 2021
3 minutes
IN April 1785, an unusual guest was ushered into Brooks’s in St James’s Street, London. The illustrious club’s members included Prime Minister William Pitt and the Prince of Wales, yet the entry of these august personages caused nothing like the stir this visitor did. He was portly, with heavy jowls, large ears and a long nose. Apart from a waistcoat and collar, he was naked. This was unsurprising, as the guest was a pig. Not any old pig, mind you—this was Toby the Learned Pig,
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