10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «UNCLUBABLE»
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unclubable in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
unclubable and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Colburn's New Monthly Magazine and Humorist
An Unclubable Mam—The next name that was started, was that of Sir John
Hawkins : and Mrs. Thrale said, “ Why now, Dr. Johnson, he is another of those
whom you suffer nobody to abuse but yourself; Garrick is one, too ; for if any other
...
2
Life and Letters of Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker O.M., G.C.S.I.
Dear Colvile hit off exactly when he called me ' the most unclubable of men.' ...
But however to be accounted for, the fact remains, that I am the most unclubable
of men; and, as a necessary consequence, I cling to you now that Colvile is gone,
...
Joseph Dalton Hooker, Leonard Huxley, 2011
3
The New Monthly Magazine
An Unclubable Man. — The next name that was started, was that of Sir John
Hawkins : and Mrs. Thrale said, " Why now, Dr. Johnson, he is another of those
whom you suffer nobody to abuse but yourself ; Garrick is one, too ; for if any
other ...
Surly and self-important Hawkins — for whom the word " unclubable" was
invented — had been a member of the Ivy Lane Club, and so was invited to join.
The knight having refused to pay his portion of the reckoning for supper, because
he ...
Henry Mills Alden, Lee Foster Hartman, Thomas Bucklin Wells, 1857
5
London Clubland: A Cultural History of Gender and Class in ...
While Ransome's denial of the “unclubable” man's mascu- linity was extreme, his
general tone was consistent with club rhetoric. He continued in his reproach to
the unsociable man, stating: “I'll have none ofyou, and ifyour name comes up for ...
6
Essay on Johnson, Together with Passages from Boswell's Johnson
Unclubable. Man. ' Dr. Johnson said that Sir John Hawkins and he 10 once
belonged to the same club, but that as he (Hawkins) ate no supper after the first
night of his admission, he desired to be excused paying his share. "And was he ...
Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay, James Boswell, Samuel Thurber, 1924
7
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes
Yet they are not averse to comfortable chairs and the latest periodicals. It is for
the convenience of these that the Diogenes Club was started, and it now contains
the most unsociable and unclubable men in town. No member is permitted to
take ...
8
The Scientific Sherlock Holmes: Cracking the Case with ...
Its members are the “most unclubable men in town.” No member is allowed to
even take notice of other members, let alone actually talk to them. In fact, there is
no talking permitted at the Diogenes Club, except in the “Stranger's Room.” There
...
9
Men of Letters, Writing Lives
... Horatio Brown apologized for the gloomy impression his narrative left, quoting
the view of a schoolfriend, Gustavus Bosanquet, that Symonds 'gives an entirely
wrong account of himself, describing himself as an unlovable, unclubable boy; ...
Trev Lynn Broughton, 2004
10
Sherlock Holmes: The Complete Novels and Stories
Yet they are not averse to comfortable chairs and the latest periodicals. It is for
the convenience of these that the Diogenes Club was started, and it now contains
the most unsociable and unclubable men in town. No member is permitted to
take ...
NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «UNCLUBABLE»
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unclubable is used in the context of the following news items.
New £6m 'youth zone' scheme revealed for Wirral
Some of these youths are so dysfunctional that they are 'unclubable',althoug h they should be! This youth zone in a different guise was slung out 5 years ago. «Wirral Globe, Nov 12»
