The Athenaeum : more than just another London club /

The Athenaeum : more than just another London club /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Wheeler, Michael (Professor) (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New Haven : Yale University Press, [2020]
Subjects:
Athenæum Club (London, England) > History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Cover page
  • Halftitle page
  • Title page
  • Copyright page
  • Dedication
  • CONTENTS
  • ILLUSTRATIONS
  • STYLE, REFERENCES AND ABBREVIATIONS
  • PREFACE
  • PROLOGUE
  • Part I 'EVERYTHING MUST HAVE A BEGINNING' (1823-30)
  • 1 CROKER'S LONDON
  • 2 'A COMMITTEE HAVING BEEN FORMED'
  • 3 'THEY HAVE BUILT A PERFECT PALACE'
  • Part II VICTORIANGRANDEUR (1830-90)
  • 4 'THE MOST EMINENT PERSONS IN THE LAND'
  • 5 'A SCORE OF GRAVE GENTLEMEN'
  • 6 LIBERAL HOSPITALITY
  • Part III 'RESERVE ANDDIGNITY' (1890-1939)
  • 7 STRANGERS AND BROTHERS
  • 8 CULTURE WARS
  • 9 A ROOMFUL OF OWLS
  • Part IV 'MORE THAN JUST ANOTHER LONDON CLUB' (1939-)
  • 10 'THE SECRET POWER OF ENGLAND'
  • 11 CULTURAL REVOLUTION
  • 12 PLUS ÇA CHANGE
  • NOTES
  • INDEX