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Step into the hidden world of London’s private members’ clubs with ‘London Clubland’. Written by the leading historian on the subject, it offers a fascinating insight into these legendary institutions. Culture, history and traditions are all explained – from aristocratic haunts like Boodle’s and Brooks’s, to modern icons like Soho House and the Groucho Club.
With a keen eye for the juicy anecdote, Thévoz tells the fascinating story of the rise, decline and resurgence of London’s private members’ clubs, from the late-18th century to the present day. In doing so, he looks at cultural and political developments beyond the clubs, revealing how while the clubs may have been products of their city and country, they also exerted significant influence on London, Britain and places far beyond. This is a chronicle, as informative as it is entertaining, of the ups and downs of London clubland, and how it had an impact on parts of the world far from London. It is packed with anecdotes and illustrative examples of the growth of this quirky, unique institution, which grew to spread around the world. London, though, with its 400 clubs, was always at its heart. Thévoz reveals how everything we might have thought we knew about these clubs is wrong.
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