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1 online resource (pages) |
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text file |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction: The man in the club window -- A night at the club -- Conduct befitting a gentleman: mid-Victorian clubdom and the novel -- Clubland's special correspondents -- Membership has its privileges: the imperial clubman at home and away -- The pleasure of your company in late-Victorian Pall Mall -- A world of men: an elegy for clubbability -- Epilogue: A room of her own. |
| Summary |
In nineteenth-century London, a clubbable man was a fortunate man, indeed. The Reform, the Athenaeum, the Travellers, the Carlton, the United Service are just a few of the gentlemen's clubs that formed the exclusive preserve known as "clubland" in Victorian London-the City of Clubs that arose during the Golden Age of Clubs. Why were these associations for men only such a powerful emergent institution in nineteenth-century London? Distinctly British, how did these single-sex clubs help fashion men, foster a culture of manliness, and assist in the project of nation building? What can elite mal. |
| Local Note |
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| Subject |
English literature -- 19th century -- History and criticism.
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English literature. |
| Chronological Term |
19th century |
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Literature and society -- England -- History -- 19th century.
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Literature and society. |
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England. |
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History. |
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Clubs -- England -- London -- History.
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Clubs. |
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England -- London. |
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Men -- Books and reading -- England -- History -- 19th century.
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Men -- Books and reading. |
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London (England) -- Intellectual life -- 19th century.
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| Chronological Term |
1800-1899 |
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Electronic books.
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Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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History.
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Men. |
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Print version: 9780821420164 082142016X (DLC) 2012033506 |
| ISBN |
0821444352 (electronic book) |
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9780821444351 (electronic book) |
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9780821420164 (hc ; acid-free paper) |
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082142016X (hc ; acid-free paper) |
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