Kit-Cat Club [ Association / Associational culture / Politics & Society ]
… made partisan clubbing a respectable pastime. By the 1700s, it had developed an agenda to direct English arts and letters, with a particular emphasis on journalism and opera. 1 . Edward (Ned) Ward, The Secret History of the Clubs … members such as Congreve and Tonson continued to exchange their mutual affection and nostalgia for the Club’s hey-day in letters and posted gifts. 11 . Such as those of Walpole at Houghton and Eastbury, or those of Sir Richard Temple, …
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