Step into the hidden world of London’s private members’ clubs with London Clubland: A Companion for the Curious. This guide, by the leading historian on the subject, 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.
Insightful and entertaining, London Clubland is your ultimate guide and almanac to this world, from navigating the application process, to the unwritten rules that define these spaces – not to mention a wealth of trivia assembled over twenty years. Readers will discover mottos, maps, songs and club recipes, as well as little-known facts that some of London’s most iconic clubs probably wouldn’t want you to know.
Whether you are a long-standing member, a reciprocal visitor, an aspiring applicant, or simply just curious about this secretive world, London Clubland offers an engaging and revealing tour through some of London’s most discreet institutions.
Insightful and entertaining, London Clubland is your ultimate guide and almanac to this world, from navigating the application process, to the unwritten rules that define these spaces – not to mention a wealth of trivia assembled over twenty years. Readers will discover mottos, maps, songs and club recipes, as well as little-known facts that some of London’s most iconic clubs probably wouldn’t want you to know.
Whether you are a long-standing member, a reciprocal visitor, an aspiring applicant, or simply just curious about this secretive world, London Clubland offers an engaging and revealing tour through some of London’s most discreet institutions.
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Reviews
A cheerfully eccentric introduction to London clubland... Thévoz makes a persuasive case as to why you should join one
An exuberant, suave, and discreetly indiscreet user's guide to clubland. The perfect companion to his clubland history Behind Closed Doors (2022), it tells you everything you need to know...This is not trivia. It is social history.
If you have ever wanted to know what goes on behind the doors of London's clubs, then this is your chance. What could be a rather dry book looking at histories, joining procedures and facilities actually turns out to be enormously good fun, rather like a Schott's Miscellany of clubs.