Wisdom while you wait : $b Being a foretaste of the glories of the 'Insidecompletuar Britanniaware' ...

"Wisdom while you wait: Being a foretaste of the glories of the ‘Insidecompletuar Britanniaware’" by E. V. (Edward Verrall) Lucas is a funny takedown of encyclopedias and selling knowledge, set around 1902, using made-up ads and silly stories to make fun of a fake encyclopedia called the Insidecompletuar Britanniaware. The book shares funny made-up stories, strange ads, and fake essays that exaggerate how great this encyclopedia is, like saying it can be used to balance ships or protect against earthquakes. The writing is light and funny, making fun of journalism, books, and how knowledge was sold at the time in an entertaining way. "Wisdom while you wait" is a humorous critique of how education and information were being marketed and sold in the early 1900s.