Drinking with Dickens is a light-hearted sketch by Cedric Dickens, the great-grandson of Charles Dickens. There are vivid and memorable drinking scenes in Dickens' books, and Drinking with Dickens abounds in recipes, many based on the drinks of Dickensian England and America: Bishop, Dog's Nose, Hot Bowl Punch, Milk Punch, Mint Julep, Sherry Cobbler, Shrub and Negus, to mention only a few. Unbelievably it seems to be the first book on this vast and important subject, and Cedric has added some recipes and experiences of his own.The Victorian sources include a penny notebook dated 1859 and kept by "Auntie Georgie," Georgina Hogarth, when she was looking after the younger children of Charles Dickens at Gads Hill. It starts with a recipe for Ginger Beer, a teetotal drink which calls for a quart of brandy!Then there is the catalogue for the sale of Gads Hill after Charles Dickens died which shows what was in the cellar at that time. This book transcends the generations. Cedric, with an eye for people and detail, describes a whole series of joyous episodes where drink, wisely taken, has been the catalyst.

Drinking with Dickens

Dickens, Cedric

Hippocrene Books, Incorporated

First edition. Presentation copy signed by the author on the title page. The pleasures of the Dickensian table are evoked by Charles Dickens' great-grandson, Cedric, and are enhanced by the author's recollections of his own colorful, culinary experiences around the world two generations later. Recipes and quotations that were gathered from the kitchens, coaching inns, and eating houses of Victorian England vividly recall the pleasures and privations of the 19th century diet. References include extracts from a book of menus and recipes written by Charles Dickens' wife, Catherine, under the nom de plume, Lady Maria Clutterbuck. Illustrated with more than thirty engravings. Includes both alphabetical and topical indexes to recipes. 200, 2 pages. cloth, dust jacket. small 8vo..

Dining with Dickens

Elvendon Press

Drinking with Dickens is a light-hearted sketch by Cedric Dickens, the great-grandson of Charles Dickens. There are vivid and memorable drinking scenes in Dickens' books, and Drinking with Dickens abounds in recipes, many based on the drinks of Dickensian England and America: Bishop, Dog's Nose, Hot Bowl Punch, Milk Punch, Mint Julep, Sherry Cobbler, Shrub and Negus, to mention only a few. Unbelievably it seems to be the first book on this vast and important subject, and Cedric has added some recipes and experiences of his own. The Victorian sources include a penny notebook dated 1859 and kept by "Auntie Georgie," Georgina Hogarth, when she was looking after the younger children of Charles Dickens at Gads Hill. It starts with a recipe for Ginger Beer, a teetotal drink which calls for a quart of brandy! Then there is the catalogue for the sale of Gads Hill after Charles Dickens died which shows what was in the cellar at that time. This book transcends the generations. Cedric, with an eye for people and detail, describes a whole series of joyous episodes where drink, wisely taken, has been the catalyst.

Cookbooks, Food & Wine

Beverages & Wine

New Amsterdam Books

Printed in a first edition limited to 2000 numbered copies. A presentation copy from the author inscribed on the title page. A light-hearted sketch by Cedric Dickens on drinking in the mid 19th century with his great-grandfather, Charles Dickens, as well as drinking in the mid 20th century with himself. Recipes have been chosen and tested with great satisfaction by the author. The Victorian sources include a penny note book dated 1859 and kept by "Auntie Georgie, Georgina Hogarth, when she was looking after the younger children of Charles Dickens at Gads Hill. Appendices include a summary of the contents of the wine cellar at Gads Hill compiled from the catalogue of the sale, August 1870. Illustrated. With a cancelled check endorsed by Cedric Dickens loosely inserted. 127+ 1 pages. paper-covered boards, dust jacket. small 8vo..

Drinking With Dickens

Regional & International

Cedric Dickens

A Christmas Carol is one of the best loved and most quoted of all English language Christmas stories. First published in 1843, it never fails to make an appearance every Christmas in some form. Ebenezer Scrooge, a most disagreeable curmudgeon, is visited by the ghost of his partner Jacob Marley. Marley informs him that he is to receive three visitors this Christmas Eve. They are the spirits of Christmas Past, Present, and Future. By the next morning the change in Scrooge is astonishing, he has become a kind, generous, caring and thoughtful person. Dickens' flair for characters has left us with two who have gone past the story and entered into the English speaking culture - Scrooge and Tiny Tim.

A Christmas Carol and Other Christmas Stories

Literature & Fiction

Classics

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