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The Kit-Cat Club: Friends Who Imagined a Nation
by: Ophelia Field

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Availability: Usually dispatched within 24 hours Binding: Hardcover
EAN: 9780007178926
ISBN: 0007178921
Label: HarperPress
Manufacturer: HarperPress
Number Of Pages: 544
Publication Date: July 01, 2008
Publisher: HarperPress
Studio: HarperPress
Sales Rank: 33930

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- The Whigs Change the World
You would not want to be known as a member of a club in the sixteenth century; clubs then were seen as violent and conspiratorial gangs of men. By the eighteenth century, that had changed, and men could gather in clubs with a feeling of doing something constructive and high-minded. One of the main reasons for the change in meaning was the Kit-Cat Club, a massing of writers, musicians, artists, politicians, and titled gentlemen who met in London and flourished around 1690 to 1710. The influence of these men in politics, in art, and in forming the British character was vast. The influence of the club is detailed in _The Kit-Cat Club: Friends Who Imagined a Nation_ (Harper Press) by historian Ophelia Field. A big book, rich in detail pulled ... Read More:

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- Excellent.
Every bit as interesting as I had hoped-- I just hadn't realized it would also be so fun. Field has that rare knack (especially among historians) of granting insight not only into the power dynamics of the period (and why they matter) but also into what her subjects were like as men--a much harder feat to pull off, much less while being so entertaining. Her sense of detail brings in those small notes--wigs askew! mutton pies!--that makes a scene or relationship come alive for us. I actually laughed out loud, not something that happens too often while reading a scholarly account of the 18th century. A fantastic read.

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