The Idler's Club

Investigates whether a popular magazine can promote social mobility by joking about clubs Focuses on Victorian humour, a subject that is undergoing a renaissancePrimary sources are mainly published literary works, both periodicals and booksConnects, biographically and stylistically, figures that have developed disparate reputationsTreats well-known, yet under-studied, popular authors: Jerome K. Jerome and P. G. Wodehouse especiallyTreats lesser-known or lesser-studied works by authors who attrac