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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.
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A dissertation upon roast pig and other essays, Charles Lamb
- Language
- Released
- 2011
- Binding
- (Paperback)
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- Title
- A dissertation upon roast pig and other essays
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Charles Lamb
- Publisher
- Penguin Books
- Released
- 2011
- Format
- Paperback
- ISBN10
- 0241960738
- ISBN13
- 9780241960738
- Series
- Collection
- Great Food
- Tags
- Non-Fiction, True Stories, Cookbooks, Food & Drinks, Food, Opinion Journalism & Essays, 19th century
- Rating
- 2.4 out of 5
- Description
- 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.