# Charles Lamb — Progress and Poverty character guide

> Charles Lamb in Progress and Poverty by Henry George.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Lamb

**First appearance:** 0073-iv-of-the-changes-that-would-be-wrought-in-social-organization-and-social-life

## Who they are

English essayist, referenced in literary examples of social commentary.

## In the story

### [I: Private Property in Land Inconsistent with the Best Use of Land](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/progress_and_poverty_se/chapters/i-private-property-in-land-inconsistent-with-the-best-use-of-land)

Referenced for his story about the Chinese discovery of roasting pigs, used as an analogy for the mistaken belief that private property is necessary for land improvement.

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