The Travellers' (Club Cantos) by Harry Graham

This collection of humorous poems satirizes the British upper class and their pretensions to culture and sophistication. The Travellers' Club is a fictionalized version of the real-life club in London, where members are portrayed as snobbish and self-important. The poems poke fun at their affectations, mannerisms, and social conventions.

By Harry Graham · First published 1906 · Genre: Satire, Poetry, Humor · 328 words

First lines

Though clubs without number are suited to slumber, / How few (as has often been noted) / To rest and reposing, to dreaming and dozing, / Are quite so completely devoted / As that which is labelled, in language poetic, / The final resort of the peripatetic!

Here peace may be relished, in rooms unembellished / By portraits, by prints or engravings, / On sofas of leather, designed altogether / To satisfy somnolent cravings, / Where, clutching the _Times_ or the _Chronicle_ tightly, / A member may slumber in public politely.

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• Work type: Poem
• Author: Harry Graham
• Date: 1906 CE
• Language: English
• Genres: Satire, Poetry, Humor, Social Commentary
• Length: 328 words
• Structure: 1 section, 5 paragraphs
• Reading fit: Difficult (College Level)

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Genres

• Satire — The work employs humor and irony to critique and mock the leisurely and somnolent lifestyle of club members.
• Poetry — The text is structured in verse form, utilizing rhyme and meter to convey its themes.
• Humor — The playful and witty language is designed to amuse and entertain the reader.
• Social Commentary — The narrative reflects on societal behaviors and norms, particularly those related to club culture and idleness.

Tags

Satire · Humor · Travel · Literary Fiction · Poetry · Verse · Cantos · Social Commentary · British Literature · 20th Century Literature · Club Culture · Society Satire

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