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A peek inside the Eighty Club, a Liberal‑minded group built to educate and organize for elections in a changing England. This nonfiction volume collects the club’s origins, its purpose, and how it operates to support Liberal politics. It presents the founding idea, the people who run it, and the ways it connects speakers, members, and local associations. Readable and concrete, it grounds political history in real practices and rules.
The book compiles the club’s governance, annual reports, and procedures, along with examples of the kind of work members undertake—speeches, lectures, and canvassing—to advance their cause. It sheds light on how a parliamentary‑minded network sought to unify diverse voices and mobilize voters in the late 1800s.
- Organization and leadership: a president, executive committee, vice‑presidents, secretary, treasurer, and a large member base.
- Membership and elections: age limits, entrance fees, annual subscriptions, and the ballot process for new members.
- Activities and outreach: lectures, meetings, dinners, and efforts to assist by speaking at public events and engaging with local associations.
- Records and accountability: how the club tracked political work, expenses, and member participation to justify continued membership.
Ideal for readers of political history, club archives, and those curious about how reform‑m minded movements organized on the ground.
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Paperback. Condition: New. Print on Demand. This book provides insights into the history and work of the Eighty Club, a group of politically active Liberals formed in 1880, comprising politicians, candidates and members of the press. The text contains details of the Club's formation, membership, rules, objectives and election processes, and provides insights into political life and activism in late-Victorian Britain. The author illuminates the significance of the Eighty Club in shaping Liberal discourse, policy and ideology in the era of Gladstone and beyond. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item. Seller Inventory # 9781332416004_0
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