Ruth Pinch’s Pudding

Authors

  • Bridget Henisch Independent Scholar Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1558/ppc.27890

Keywords:

19th-century, United Kingdom, Eliza Acton, Dickens, suet pudding, food and literature

Abstract

Ruth Pinch is the heroine of Dicken's novel Martin Chuzzlewit, a heroine whose every feature seems designed to please the reader of her time. This article offers insights into the role of food in this novel as well as mid-Victorian opinions on suet.

Author Biography

  • Bridget Henisch, Independent Scholar

    Bridget Henisch lives in Pennsylvania and has written several books on medieval food and cookery as well as Prospect Books’ Cakes & Characters.

Published

2020-03-01

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