"Muse, where is the mug?" - a beautifully illustrated guide to the world history of alcohol and literature. The authors of the book, artists Greg Clark and Monty Beauchamp, looked into the glasses of famous writers and learned what alcoholic beverages the famous masters of the word drank and how alcohol influenced their lives and work. The authors explore literary drinking culture, analyzing the diaries of writers, their letters and, of course, works. Each chapter focuses on a particular kind of alcoholic beverage: you'll find a history of beer, wine, absinthe, gin, whiskey, vodka, rum and tequila. An overview of the literary legacy of those authors who resorted to alcohol in search of inspiration or sang it in their works, historically wide and diverse - from the poems of Omar Khayyam and the plays of William Shakespeare to the works of Stephen King and Venedikt Erofeev. In addition to many biographical facts and literary jokes, this book also contains recipes for writers' favorite drinks, for example, mint julep from William Faulkner, the famous daiquiri "Hemingway" or Truman Capote's favorite cocktail "screwdriver."