Kit-Cat Club [ Association / Associational culture / Politics & Society ]
… 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 (London: 1709) The practices of the Kit-Cat Club were relatively formalised. It met … on the Strand and the Upper Flask tavern in Hampstead for summer meetings. By 1704 Anne’s attitude was softening towards the Junto, yet the Club continued to grow increasingly political. The following year, one Tory wrote that ‘from …
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