6. Essay on Woman: The Friars Exposed

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter 1
2. Contents 6
3. Acknowledgements 8
4. List of Illustrations 10
5. The Hell-Fire Clubs Time Line 12
6. Introduction 20
7. 1. Prelude to the Fires of Hell 32
8. 2. Gentlemen’s Clubs, Journalistic Hacks, the Mohocks and Change 50
9. 3. The Hell-Fire Clubs 76
10. 4. Interlude Abroad: The Grand Tour, Dilettanti and Divans 106
11. 5. The Medmenham Friars 128
12. 6. Essay on Woman: The Friars Exposed 146
13. 7. Public Men and Private Vices 162
14. 8. Scotland and the Fires of Hell 188
15. 9. Beefsteaks, Demoniacs, Dalkey and Colonial America 218
16. Conclusion 242
17. Notes 246
18. Bibliography 264
19. Index 274