The Blue Friars: Their Sayings and Doings

The Blue Friars tells the story of the Blue Friars, a little-known but fascinating literary and convivial club founded in Plymouth, England, in 1829. The author had exclusive access to the Blue Friars' Records, and this volume draws upon them to provide a detailed and often hilarious account of the group's activities.

An interestingly layered work, it blends antiquarian scholarship with anecdote, satire, and civic memory. Rather than offering a conventional chronological account, the book reconstructs the social, intellectual, and cultural life of Plymouth through the lens of the Blue Friars, a dining and debating society whose members included prominent local professionals, writers, and public figures.

Paperback. ISBN 978-1-63723-651-2.