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The English Pig: A History (Hardcover)

by Robert W. Malcolmson (Author), S.N. Mastoris (Author)

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Hardcover: 176 pages
Publisher: Hambledon Continuum (1 Jul 1998)
Language English
ISBN-10: 1852851740
ISBN-13: 978-1852851743
Product Dimensions: 23.8 x 15.6 x 1.9 cm

Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)

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This is an account of pigs and pig-keeping from the 16th century to the 20th century, concentrating on the domestic, cottage pig, rather than commercial farming. In Victorian England the pig was an integral part of village life. Living in close proximity with its owners, fed on scraps and the subject of perennial interest, the pig when dead provided the means to repay social and monetary debts, as well as meat. While words associated with pig, such as "hoggish", "swine"and "pigsty" and phrases such as "greedy as a pig", associate pigs with greed and dirt, this text aims to show the pig's virtues, intelligence and character.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Bringing home the bacon..., 5 Feb 2004

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As far histories of pigs go, this book really does bring home the bacon. The authors have successfully and concisely chronicled aspects of pig information such as origin, breeding, raising, preparation / consumption, as well as the social importance of the pig in rural and impoverished areas. However, for all its historical accuracy, the book is not a 'dry' read, being lightened by contemporary text on the subject as well as the authors' own balanced and sometimes humorous commentary. The illustrations are as informative, and sometimes amusing, as the writing. If you want to know how, why, when and where a pig has mattered in the past, this is undoubtedly the book for you.

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