The English Pig: A History

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

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  Hardcover
  1998

  $12.63

  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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  Paperback
  2001

  $3.34

  Pigs were an important and integral part of English village life, both visible and essential. Living in close proximity to their owners and fed on scraps, they were the subject of perennial interest. While the words associated with the pig, such as hoggish , swine and pigsty , and phrases like greedy as a pig associate the pig with greed and dirt, this book shows the pig's virtues, intelligence and distinctive character. The pig also has its place in literature from Fielding's pig-keeping Parson Trulliber to Hardy's Jude the Obscure and Flora Thompson's Lark Rise to Candleford .