London's Clubland had reached its height in the twenty years leading up to the First World War. Some 400 'elite' clubs were found on or off Pall Mall and Piccadilly, and assorted major clubs were in every Central London district,...

With a keen eye for the juicy anecdote, Thévoz tells the fascinating and entertaining story of the rise, decline and resurgence of London's private members' clubs, from the late-eighteenth century to the present day. In doing so he looks...