The Hell-Fire clubs : sex, Satanism and secret societies / Evelyn Lord.

  • Lord, Evelyn.
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[2008], ©2008
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Publication/Creation

New Haven [Conn.] ; London : Yale University Press, [2008], ©2008.

Physical description

xxix, 247 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 25 cm

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Contents

Prelude to the fires of hell -- Gentlemen's clubs, journalistic hacks, the mohocks and change -- The Hell-Fire clubs -- Interlude abroad : the grand tour, dilettanti and divans -- The Medmenham friars -- Essay on woman : the friars exposed -- Public men and private vices -- Scotland and the fires of hell -- Beefsteaks, demoniacs, dalkey, colonial America.

Bibliographic information

Includes bibliographical references (p. [215]-242) and index.

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  • LocationStatus
    History of Medicine
    TP.AA7
    		Open shelves

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  • 0300116675
  • 9780300116670