A night at the inn space, place, and the elite experience of empire, 1650-1850 Daniel Maudlin

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Maudlin, Daniel, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Elite (Social sciences)--North Atlantic Region--History.

Elite (Social sciences).

Taverns (Inns)--North Atlantic Region--History.

Taverns (Inns).

Great Britain--Colonies--America--History.

Great Britain.

Elite (Social sciences)--History.

Taverns (Inns)--History.

North Atlantic Region.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Space, place, and the elite experience of empire, 1650-1850

Place of Publication:

Oxford New York, NY Oxford University Press [2026]

Summary:

Inns were ubiquitous across the Anglo-American world of the 18th and early 19th centuries. During this period, inn going was universal among the elite citizens of that world and they feature prominently in contemporary accounts and literature as places of rest, refreshment, and good cheer. This book follows the experiences of an elite traveller on a journey through the North Atlantic world. What becomes clear along the way is that inns were much more than somewhere for a drink, a meal and a bed for the night; they played a central role in what was first a British, later Anglophone, process of national and imperial placemaking. Whether in Scotland, Virginia, or Jamaica, 'principal inns' contained the useful spaces and things that society's ruling elites needed to establish and maintain power

Contents:

Cover

A Night at the Inn : Space, Place, and the Elite Experience of Empire, 1650-1850

Copyright

Acknowledgements

Contents

List of Figures

Dedication

Introduction

The Elite Experience of Inn-Going

Elite Inns as Evidence of 'British Civilization'

Inns and Imperial Place-Making

Sameness

Shifting Boundaries in Time and Space

Inns as a Pioneer Species

Social and Cultural Boundaries

A World in Six Principal Inns

1 : On the Road

2: The Right Sort of Inn

3: Finding the Right Inn

4 : The Building Is the Sign

5: On Arrival at the Inn

6: Crossing the Threshold

7: The Company and the Parlour

8: Good Cheer

9: Meanwhile, Elsewhere at the Inn

10: And So to Bed

Epilogue

Bibliography

Historic Tavern Museums

Archival Collections

Primary Sources

Primary Sources Online

Historic Newspapers

Published Travel Accounts, Diaries, and Journals

Historic Literature Featuring Inns

Secondary Sources

Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index

Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on May 22, 2026)

Other Format:

Print version:

ISBN:

9780191903823

0191903825

019263688X

9780192636881

OCLC:

1590984620

Publisher Number:

CIPO000389280

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license