Enough Port to float a Cunard liner: Charles Dickens and wine
Stuart Walton on the roles played by wine in the life and work of the great Victorian novelist.
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Stuart Walton has been writing on wine and food, as well as aspects of cultural history, since 1991. His books include Out of It: A Cultural History of Intoxication (2001), and Humanity: An Emotional History (2004).
Stuart Walton on the roles played by wine in the life and work of the great Victorian novelist.
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