Gin and the Gin Craze [ Food & Drink / Eating & Drinking / Social interaction ]
… of London in particular, leading to widespread concern that its deleterious effects on the health of the labouring classes could precipitate a national decline. It gained a reputation as a solitary not a sociable drink as gin shops were … > Social interaction Keywords Alcohol Crime Friendship Poverty Gin, the colourless spirit flavoured with juniper, can be classed as an object. ‘The Gin Craze’, the phenomenon of widespread and destructive addiction to gin among the … Hogarth, ‘Gin Lane and Beer Street’, Royal Academy of Arts, 12/457 & 12/456, 1751. Beer Street , set in the thriving middle class area around Saint Martin’s-in-the-Fields, depicts a prosperous scene of industrious trade and friendly …
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