A Dissertation upon Roast Pig
by Charles Lamb
An exuberant assessment of pig fighting, a poignant description of hungry London chimney sweeps, a discussion of the strange pleasure of eating pineapple, and a meditation on the charm of a Christmas feast are just a few of the themes of these personal, entertaining writings by essayist Charles Lamb in the early nineteenth century. These essays, which explore the pleasures of food and our complex social relationship with it, alternately are sensual, mischievous, lyrical, and self-destructive. Filled with hunger, some of the most fascinating and nuanced works ever written about food, drink and appetite.
