LONDON CLUBS
THE ST. JAMES’ CLUB
(FORMERLY COVENTRY HOUSE)
From a Water-colour Drawing by W. Walcot
LONDON CLUBS
THEIR HISTORY & TREASURES
By
RALPH NEVILL
AUTHOR OF “THE MERRY PAST,” “LIGHT COME, LIGHT GO,” ETC.
LONDON: CHATTO & WINDUS
MDCCCCXI
WITH NINE PLATES
All rights reserved
NOTE
The Author wishes to acknowledge the valuableassistance he has received from severalSecretaries of Clubs mentioned in this volume,particularly Captain Charles Percy Smith,who supplied him with information of considerableinterest.
His best thanks are also due to the Committeeof the St. James’ Club for havingcourteously allowed him to reproduce thewater-colour drawing shown in the Frontispiece.
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CONTENTS
CHAPTER I
| PAGES | |
| The Origin of Clubs in Coffee-houses and Taverns. | 1–32 |
CHAPTER II
| Curious Clubs of the Past—Pratt’s—Beefsteak Clubs, Old and New | 33–62 |
CHAPTER III
| Clubs of St. James’s Street—Boodle’s, Arthur’s, and White’s | ... BU KİTABI OKUMAK İÇİN ÜYE OLUN VEYA GİRİŞ YAPIN!Sitemize Üyelik ÜCRETSİZDİR! |