A B C D E F G H I J K L M N P R S T V W A Alexander Pope Anthony Ashley Cooper, third Earl of Shaftesbury Aphra Behn ... B Ballet Bath (and the reinvention of spa sociability) Beau Brummell (George Bryan) ... C Cabinets of curiosities Cant Celebrity ... D Daniel Defoe’s Social Networks David Hume Debating societies ... E Edinburgh clubs and societies Edmund Burke Electoral sociability ... F Female beauty Female friendship in eighteenth-century English literature Flora Tristan ... G Gambling Gaming table Gentleman ... H Hannah More (and philanthropic sociability) Helen Maria Williams Hell-fire Clubs ... I Inns J Jacques Necker (and public opinion) James Boswell James Byres ... K Kit-Cat Club L La Société Olympique (et son concert) Laughter Laurence Sterne (1713-1768) ... M Marie Du Deffand Marie-Jeanne Riccoboni Mary Berry ... N Ned Ward Notebook writing (and Romanticism) P Parish churches Parole towns in Britain Patronage ... R Rake Ranelagh Reading ... S Saint Domingue Saint James's Salons ... T Taverns Tea-table The Philadelphia Dancing Assembly (1749–1849) ... V Valentine Greatrakes Vauxhall Vestries ... W Wallpapers West End of London White lies, polite lies ...
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