Can anyone enlighten me about Hogarth's Gin Lane, or direct me to some
written information about it? I've only seen captions and one-sentence text
references to it.
 
There are lots of details whose significance I don't understand, e.g. what
is the central woman holding? what is the man on the far left doing with a
saw? I often use it as an overhead, and I'd really like to be able to
explain it more.
 
I know there is also a Beer Street(?) but it is rarely published.
 
Thanks
Melissa Raven
PS many thanks for the helpful responses a while back when I asked about 25
years ago and 25 years hence.