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Quintessentially British

And this incrediblytall arrangement, with the three tiers,was the cheapest way of...

And this incredibly
tall arrangement, with the three tiers,
was the cheapest way of accommodating this huge
number of books in one room

Full Transcript

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And this incredibly tall arrangement,
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with the three tiers, was the cheapest way
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of accommodating this huge number of books in one room.
Duration
11 seconds
Views
59
Timestamp in Movie
00:50:15
Uploaded
Mar 16, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
N/A

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Movie Summary

A feature documentary celebrating everything great and British
The only problem is that a lot of older members who have - Quintessentially British 00:11
The only problem is that a lot of older members who have
Charles Dickens, Charles Darwin, Churchill, - Quintessentially British 00:11
Charles Dickens, Charles Darwin, Churchill,
The clubs went through a very hard time - Quintessentially British 00:06
The clubs went through a very hard time
And they were out of favor, - Quintessentially British 00:08
And they were out of favor,
If you read the novels of Dickens and Thackeray, - Quintessentially British 00:11
If you read the novels of Dickens and Thackeray,
I've been a member of a private members club - Quintessentially British 00:09
I've been a member of a private members club
But average person, private member's club, is irrelevant. - Quintessentially British 00:05
But average person, private member's club, is irrelevan...
We only go to the main door, - Quintessentially British 00:05
We only go to the main door,
It's a very useful way of making sure - Quintessentially British 00:17
It's a very useful way of making sure
The only real advantage of a club - Quintessentially British 00:09
The only real advantage of a club
But who might come up to you - Quintessentially British 00:07
But who might come up to you
Actors have a number of clubs - Quintessentially British 00:06
Actors have a number of clubs
The Garrick, but women aren't allowed to be members - Quintessentially British 00:06
The Garrick, but women aren't allowed to be members
Why would I want to go to a club - Quintessentially British 00:06
Why would I want to go to a club
The men's clubs, they can go there, - Quintessentially British 00:10
The men's clubs, they can go there,
You shouldn't regard them as exclusive, - Quintessentially British 00:12
You shouldn't regard them as exclusive,
John Wilson Croker, - Quintessentially British 00:12
John Wilson Croker,
But what was needed perhaps was a club for writers - Quintessentially British 00:14
But what was needed perhaps was a club for writers
The club built this Grecian temple - Quintessentially British 00:20
The club built this Grecian temple
A place at the Athenaeum was like gold. - Quintessentially British 00:06
A place at the Athenaeum was like gold.