Mother Clap's Molly House
Book description
This pioneering study is the first comprehensive chronicle of the English gay community during the eighteenth century, sporting for the first time its distinctive subculture.
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1 author picked Mother Clap's Molly House as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
I needed to take my research from the Old Bailey archives and bring it to life, but the detail was disparate and piecemeal. I found myself struggling to get a clear window into Mother Clap’s molly house and other molly haunts.
Rictor Norton’s book was exactly what I needed. Thoroughly researched and clearly laid out, it offers the reader a chance to delve into London’s molly culture, exploring molly haunts and gaining a sense of their language and social mores.
I still had a lot of work to do, bringing the mollies to life as fully-rounded fictional characters. Norton’s book…
From A.J.'s list on books for the curious London time traveler.
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