Sheppard Lee, Written by Himself. Vol. 1 (of 2)

"Sheppard Lee, Written by Himself. Vol. 1 (of 2)" by Robert Montgomery Bird is a novel from the 1800s that tells the story of Sheppard Lee and his crazy experiences with luck, trouble, also how money comes and goes. Starting with Sheppard’s choice of telling of his tales, readers are introduced to Lee, the son of a farmer, who gets a good amount of money but, becomes lazy and loses it all. Lee’s personality grows as he is shown as funny, not trying very hard, and the ways he talks to interesting characters, like his boss and Jim Jumble, a person bound to labor. The story starts to show how Lee wants to get his money back by doing things like betting and wanting to get into politics, starting a story that is funny but also makes you think about what people do and how foolish they can be.