num_pages: 266
description: Two clubs thrived in 18th-century Scotland. The Beggar's Benison, starting from local roots in Fife, became large and sprawling, while the Wig Club gave the elite of the Scottish Tory establishment a forum in which to dine and gamble. This book tells the story of these clubs.
language: English
title: The Beggar's Benison: Sex Clubs of Enlightenment Scotland and their Rituals
titlecomplete: The Beggar's Benison: Sex Clubs of Enlightenment Scotland and their Rituals
characters: Thomas Erskine, 6th Earl of Kellie
genres: Nonfiction
ratings_count: 11
places: Anstruther, Fife, Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland, Glasgow, Scotland, Scotland
publisher: Tuckwell Press, Ltd.