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Clubland is another country, redolent of the past but, for its few thousand often influential inhabitants, an integral part of life. This text covers around 50 clubs, with over 400 photographs and other illustrations observing grand vistas and quaint details.On its first publication in 1979, Lejeune's The Gentlemen's Clubs of London rapidly established itself as a widely sought-after and quoted work around the world among those intrigued by and participating in the rarefied world of the famous clubs of London society. This is a new, thoroughly updated edition. This book lays forth the histories of the clubs, why and how each came into being, who belongs and belonged to which, how members are chosen, and how the clubs have changed down the generations - if indeed they have. This work tells of the ambiance and grace of the clubs, their privacies and eccentricities, and of the yarns, disputes and scandals to which they have given rise. Here are new and archival photographs of the clubs' interiors, ranging from the elegant to the snug, premises which are sometimes secret and quirky and sometimes grand, each unique and fitting the character and contributing to the needs and lives of its

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Author

text by Anthony Lejeune; photos. by Malcolm Lewis

Publisher

Macdonald and Jane's Publishers

Published

1979

Language

EN

ISBN

9780354085045

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Social Science, Social_sciences