Knowlton Bio

Chapters of (and videos of me reading) my biography of Dr. Charles Knowlton, called An Infidel Body-Snatcher and the Fruits of His Philosophy.

Thirty-eight: Fourth Edition, With Additions It is now eight years since theory led me to adopt and to recommend to others, a simple, cheap, and…
Thirty-seven: Excitement in Ashfield It so happens, that most of the people in Ashfield, and many in the towns round about, are the strangest folks that…
Thirty-six: Prosecuted in Greenfield I admire the motto of Col. Crocket, “Be sure you are right, and then go ahead;” but still, I am such a selfish…
Thirty-five: The Great Goliah If I were ever startled at my own presumption—and certainly I have frequently had occasion to be,—it is now. A little…
Thirty-four: Moral Physiology Revised Notwithstanding, I recommend early marriage. In the summer of 1834, Charles Knowlton was away from home for nearly…
Thirty-three: A New Edition The only seeming objection of much weight that can be brought against diffusing the knowledge of checks, is, that it will…
Thirty-two: Birth Control in Ashfield I had thought that the people of this country were not under a priestly despotism—that the orthodox clergy had no…
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