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Samuel Johnson [ Art and Literature ]
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Francis Dashwood [ Association / Associational culture ]
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David Hume [ Philosophy ]
… practices. It looks first at Hume as a sociable philosopher, in theory and in practice ̶ he belonged to diverse clubs and societies in Scotland and London, then at Hume’s participation in the Republic of Letters, and finally at philosophy as the practice of sociability. People > Philosophy Mots-clés Clubs Enlightenment France Philosophy Republic of Letters Salons Scotland Societies David Hume’s original position in … with the improvement of Scotland in economics, politics, manners and taste, he also belonged to several convivial clubs such as the Poker Club (1762) in Edinburgh, 3 which counted among its members Ferguson, Smith, the historian …
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Reading [ Reading & Writing ]
… of society as a whole relied more and more on rising levels of literacy. Practices > Reading & Writing Mots-clés Clubs Family Fiction Streets While reading might be seen as a solitary act of perception, contributing to the … The proliferation of various official or informal associations revolving around books (academies, circulating libraries, clubs, societies, etc.) running parallel to the intensively growing market (print, book-sellers), testifies to the rising … its effects more often than not resonated in sociable interactions, such as letter writing, coffee house discussions or club meetings. In some cases, the shared social aspect of reading was so strong that it easily dominated over the …
Clubs | Family | Fiction | Streets
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West End of London [ Cities / Institutions ]
… the pubs and brothels of Covent Garden. The West End created centres of male association, particularly the gentleman's club, the coffee house and the casino whilst locations such as the King's Theatre on the Haymarket were places where … could regulate entry to high society. Places > Cities Places > Institutions Mots-clés Aristocracy Consumption Clubs Elite Gambling Gender Opera ‘The West End of the Town‘ (as it was usually known in the long eighteenth century) … 5 They showed up for the aristocratic season and were the people to be seen with. Gentlemen began to pursue life in the clubs of St. James's. The first of the West End clubs was White's, founded in a chocolate house on St James's Street in …
Aristocracy | Consumption | Clubs | Elite | Gambling | Gender | Opera
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Gambling [ Games & Sports ]
… in the fact that it defined a form of sociability but was denounced as anti-social. Practices > Games & Sports Mots-clés Clubs Duelling Gaming Gentleman Horseracing Suicide From the Restoration to the first decade of the Victorian era, gaming … those of the gentleman . Different private or public venues welcomed parties of gamesters, from exclusive gambling clubs or elite assemblies at private residences to popular city taverns or coffeehouses where various social classes … in cards and dice." The Connoisseur, n° 15. Gaming and gambling spread far beyond the confines of specialist gambling clubs like White’s or Brooks's or the more common card clubs. Virtually no type of society was exempt, whether they were …
Clubs | Duelling | Gaming | Gentleman | Horseracing | Suicide
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Betting book [ Sports & Gaming accessories ]
… Image White’s ‘Betting-book’, A. Bourke, The History of White’s (1892), vol. 2 Image Thomas Rowlandson, ‘The Jockey Club or Newmarkert Meeting’, 1811, The Met Museum, 59.533.1460. Image Court of Equity Betting Book (Sept. 16, 1769 – June … culture of eighteenth-century Britain. More than a simple book used for recording the wagers made by a select company of clubmen or college fellows, the betting book provides a snapshot of a complex recreational practice that not only … Britain. More than a simple leisure accessory used for recording the wagers made by a select company of clubmen or college fellows, the betting book provides a snapshot of a complex recreational practice that not only …
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