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A Dissertation Upon Roast Pig & Other Essays
  • Published: 30 May 2011
  • ISBN: 9780141965802
  • Imprint: Penguin eBooks
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 112

A Dissertation Upon Roast Pig & Other Essays



A rapturous appreciation of crackling and a touching description of hungry London chimney sweeps are among the subjects of these playful pieces from nineteenth-century essayist Charles Lamb

A rapturous appreciation of pork crackling, a touching description of hungry London chimney sweeps, a discussion of the strange pleasure of eating pineapple and a meditation on the delights of Christmas feasting are just some of the subjects of these personal, playful writings from early nineteenth-century essayist Charles Lamb.

Exploring the joys of food and also our complicated social relationship with it, these essays are by turns sensuous, mischievous, lyrical and self-mocking. Filled with a sense of hunger, they are some of the most fascinating and nuanced works ever written about eating, drinking and appetite.

  • Published: 30 May 2011
  • ISBN: 9780141965802
  • Imprint: Penguin eBooks
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 112

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