Of interest akin to that of the Clubs have been considered scenes of the Coffee-house and Tavern Life of the period, which partake of a greater breadth of humour, and are, therefore, proportionally attractive, for these sections of the Work. The antiquarianism is sparse, or briefly descriptive; the main object being personal characteristics, the life and manners, the sayings and doings, of classes among whom conviviality is often mixed up with better qualities, and the finest humanities are blended with the gladiatorship and playfulness of wit and humour. With a rich store of materials at his command, the Author, or Compiler, has sought, by selection and condensation, to avoid the long-windedness of story-telling; for the anecdote should be, like the viand,--"'twere well if it were done quickly." Although the staple of the book is compiled, the experience and information which the Author has gathered by long familiarity with the Metropolis have enabled him to annotate and illustrate in his own progress, notwithstanding the "lion's share" of the labour is duly awarded to others. Thus, there are grouped in the present volume sketches of One Hundred Clubs, ranging from the Mermaid, in Bread-street, to the Garrick, in Covent Garden. Considering the mixed objects of these Clubs, though all belonging to the convivial or jovial system, strict classification was scarcely attainable: hence chronological sequence has been adopted, with the advantage of presenting more connected views of social life than could have been gained by the former arrangement. The Second Volume is devoted to the Coffee-house and Tavern Life, and presents a diversity of sketches, anecdotes, and reminiscences, whose name is Legion. To the whole is appended a copious Index, by which the reader may readily refer to the leading subjects, and multitudinous contents of the Work. CONTENTS. Page ORIGIN OF CLUBS 1 MERMAID CLUB 8 APOLLO CLUB 10 EARLY POLITICAL CLUBS 15 OCTOBER CLUB 17 SATURDAY AND BROTHERS CLUBS 19 SCRIBLERUS CLUB 23 CALVES' HEAD CLUB 25 KING'S HEAD CLUB 35 STREET CLUBS 38 THE MOHOCKS 39 BLASPHEMOUS CLUBS 44 MUG-HOUSE CLUBS 45 KIT-KAT CLUB 55