Charles Elmé Francatelli, Additions & Supplementations

Authors

  • Colin Smythe Independent Scholar Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1558/ppc.28357

Keywords:

Charles Elmé Francatelli, culinary celebrities, biography, United Kingdom, social hsitory, Crockford's, English gentlemen's clubs, gambling, 19th Century, William Crockford, Reform Club, apprentices

Abstract

This article continues the author's account of  the career of C.E. Francatelli begun in PPC 101. This particular contribution consists of material concerning the milieu in which Francatelli operated, particularly details about the gaming club Crockford's and changes at the Reform Club after the departure of Soyer.

Author Biography

  • Colin Smythe, Independent Scholar

    Colin Smythe is an independent publisher (Colin Smythe Limited) <www.colinsmythe.co.uk>. He specializes in Irish material, particularly literary history. He was also the first publisher of Terry Pratchett and continues to act as Terry Pratchett’s literary agent.

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Published

2015-02-01

Issue

PPC 102 (2015)

Section

Articles

How to Cite

Smythe, Colin. 2015. “Charles Elmé Francatelli, Additions & Supplementations”. Petits Propos Culinaires, February, 100-118. https://doi.org/10.1558/ppc.28357.