Dear Melissa, The standard article for us alcohol historians on Hogarth's Gin Lane, and Beer Street, is a wonderful piece by Hans Medick, translated into English and appearing in a collection of essays in book form,...I think! Couldn't put my finger on my copy of it this morning. I am just back from a conference in New Orleans, and am heading out this week to run a symposium at the German Historical Institute in Washington, DC, so I am a bit pressed for time. I will, however, try to track it down when I have a moment. Best, Geoffrey Giles >---------------------- Information from the mail header ----------------------- >Sender: Alcohol and Temperance History Group <[log in to unmask]> >Poster: Melissa Raven <[log in to unmask]> >Subject: Gin Lane >------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > >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. > > Professor Geoffrey J. Giles Department of History P.O. Box 117320 University of Florida Gainesville FL 32611-7320 Office phone: (904)-392-0271 Office fax: (904)-392-6927 Home phone: (904)-375-3587