Gulch it down
Mervyn Peake uses Rabelaisian vocabulary to describe the gargantuan appetites and appearance of Swelter, the castle cook in his Gormenghast...
As wise as …
George Eliot's Adam Bede has two characters who use language vibrantly and robustly, one of whom is the proud and...
Street cleaning
A graphic description of a drunkard preparing for his next binge with a water shot.
Major Prohaska ordered soda...
As though unweaned
The birth of the 77th Earl of Gormenghast, innocent Titus Groan, gives celebratory license to the scullions and other assorted...
Firsthtly…
The chef is a Rabelasian character oozing excess, and none too likeable. The birth of Titus, 77th Earl of Gormenghast,...
One for the microbe
A charming variant of 'one for the road' justifications for one more drink. Â May you enjoy all the optimism, vigour...
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