03050nam 2200637 a 450 991046328980332120200520144314.00-8214-4435-2(CKB)3170000000060536(EBL)1743673(OCoLC)823040716(SSID)ssj0000784187(PQKBManifestationID)11421981(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000784187(PQKBWorkID)10761147(PQKB)11089469(MiAaPQ)EBC1743673(MdBmJHUP)muse18619(Au-PeEL)EBL1743673(CaPaEBR)ebr10639552(EXLCZ)99317000000006053620120831d2012 uy 0engur|||||||nn|ntxtccrA room of his own[electronic resource] a literary-cultural study of Victorian clubland /Barbara BlackAthens, Ohio Ohio University Pressc20121 online resource (313 p.)Series in Victorian StudiesDescription based upon print version of record.0-8214-2016-X Includes bibliographical references and index.Introduction: The man in the club window -- A night at the club -- Conduct befitting a gentleman: mid-Victorian clubdom and the novel -- Clubland's special correspondents -- Membership has its privileges: the imperial clubman at home and away -- The pleasure of your company in late-Victorian Pall Mall -- A world of men: an elegy for clubbability -- Epilogue: A room of her own.In nineteenth-century London, a clubbable man was a fortunate man, indeed. The Reform, the Athenaeum, the Travelers, the Carlton, the United Service are just a few of the gentlemen's clubs that formed the exclusive preserve known as "clubland" in Victorian London-the City of Clubs that arose during the Golden Age of Clubs. Why were these associations for men only such a powerful emergent institution in nineteenth-century London? Distinctly British, how did these single-sex clubs help fashion men, foster a culture of manliness, and assist in the project of nation building? What can elite malSeries in Victorian StudiesEnglish literature19th centuryHistory and criticismLiterature and societyEnglandHistory19th centuryClubsEnglandLondonHistoryMenBooks and readingEnglandHistory19th centuryLondon (England)Intellectual life19th centuryElectronic books.English literatureHistory and criticism.Literature and societyHistoryClubsHistory.MenBooks and readingHistory820.9/008Black Barbara J.1962-171058MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910463289803321A room of his own2204979UNINA