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This pioneering historical study is the first comprehensive chronicle of the English gay community at its 18th-century roots, sporting for the first time a distinctive subculture with its "molly houses", "sodomites' walks", "maiden names" and gay slang. Rictor Norton's research into trial records and contemporary documents establishes a vital cornerstone for the reconstruction of gay history.
Challenging in its demonstration that the molly subculture was primarily a working-class community of blacksmiths, milkmen, publicans and shopkeepers, Mother Clap's Molly House also records the exuberant lives of personalities such as Charles Hitchin the "thief-taker", the dramatists Samuel Foote and Isaac Bickerstaff, William Beckford of Fonthill, and Rev. John Church, prosecuted for his blessing of gay marriages. All these are set against a backdrop of persecution, blackmail and the pillory. And yes, "Mother Clap's" actually was the name of a prominent molly house!
Challenging in its demonstration that the molly subculture was primarily a working-class community of blacksmiths, milkmen, publicans and shopkeepers, Mother Clap's Molly House also records the exuberant lives of personalities such as Charles Hitchin the "thief-taker", the dramatists Samuel Foote and Isaac Bickerstaff, William Beckford of Fonthill, and Rev. John Church, prosecuted for his blessing of gay marriages. All these are set against a backdrop of persecution, blackmail and the pillory. And yes, "Mother Clap's" actually was the name of a prominent molly house!
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Rictor Norton was an editor for Gay News from 1974-1978.
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"Seldom has a history of London been so entertaining . . . strongly recommended." —Time Out
"Lively and scholarly account of the underside of bygone London that concentrates on details, not theories . . . Norton gives a fascinating archaeology of London's homosexual past, its slang and its antics." —Sunday Times
"This richly enjoyable book chronicles official and popular hysterical ignorance, confronted by glorious human perversity." —New Statesman and Society
"To anyone interested in the development of sexual politics and social mores of the period, this book is an invaluable reference work . . . an absorbing read . . . not only an important sociological study, but it serves as a testament to the resilience and courage of this group." —New Times
"Lively and scholarly account of the underside of bygone London that concentrates on details, not theories . . . Norton gives a fascinating archaeology of London's homosexual past, its slang and its antics." —Sunday Times
"This richly enjoyable book chronicles official and popular hysterical ignorance, confronted by glorious human perversity." —New Statesman and Society
"To anyone interested in the development of sexual politics and social mores of the period, this book is an invaluable reference work . . . an absorbing read . . . not only an important sociological study, but it serves as a testament to the resilience and courage of this group." —New Times
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- PublisherHeretic Books
- Publication date1992
- ISBN 10 0854491880
- ISBN 13 9780854491889
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- Number of pages302
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