London Clubs and Their Libraries

Abstract

Each of these London West End clubs whose libraries I have been visiting is an association of men with interests of a special kind, mainly political, professional or artistic. The libraries, therefore, have this peculiar interest: they reflect the more serious tastes and avocations of the upper crust of London society. Most possess literary treasures or curiosities not, or rarely, to be found elsewhere. The difference between them and other libraries might be likened to the difference between a public park and a private garden. They are very personal.

Citation

THOROGOOD, H. (1951), "London Clubs and Their Libraries", Library Review, Vol. 13 No. 4, pp. 232-238. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb012174