Patrick Dillon

history, non-fiction
The 18thC. craze for gin in London and its prohibition.

The Eighteenth-century Gin Craze

The much-lamented death of Madam Geneva

An excellent history of the mass craze for gin-drinking in London during the 18thC. Written with an eye for detail and with an amusing turn of phrase, it's mostly about the people and politics involved in the suppression of the craze.

Martin Evans

An excellent history of the mass craze for gin-drinking in London during the 18thC. Written with an eye for detail and with an amusing turn of phrase, it's mostly about the people and politics involved in the suppression of the craze.
Good bibliography for further research.

The much-lamented death of Madam Geneva The Eighteenth-century Gin Craze

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