The hell-fire clubs : sex, Satanism and secret societies /

The hell-fire clubs : sex, Satanism and secret societies / Evelyn Lord.

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Lord sets aside the gossip about the Hell-Fire Clubs-- orgies, prostitutes, erotica, extreme initiation ceremonies-- in order to paint an accurate portrait of their membership, their beliefs and activities, and the reasons for their proliferation.

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Bibliographic Details
Online Access: Full Text (via ProQuest)
Main Author: Lord, Evelyn
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New Haven : Yale University Press, ©2008.
Subjects:
Hell Fire Club (Medmenham, England)
1700-1799
Manners and customs
England > Social life and customs > 18th century.
England
Table of Contents:
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgements
  • Illustrations
  • The Hell-Fire Clubs Time Line
  • Introduction
  • CHAPTER 1 Prelude to the Fires of Hell
  • CHAPTER 2 Gentlemenâ€?s Clubs, Journalistic Hacks, the Mohocks and Change
  • CHAPTER 3 The Hell-Fire Clubs
  • CHAPTER 4 Interlude Abroad: the Grand Tour, Dilettanti and Divans
  • CHAPTER 5 The Medmenham Friars
  • CHAPTER 6 Essay on Woman: the Friars Exposed
  • CHAPTER 7 Public Men and Private Vices
  • CHAPTER 8 Scotland and the Fires of Hell
  • CHAPTER 9 Beefsteaks, Demoniacs, Dalkey and Colonial America
  • Conclusion
  • NotesBibliography
  • Index

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