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The fictional Drones Club, located in Dover Street, London, (where a real club, the Arts Club, is based) was created by English comic novelist P. G. Wodehouse. It features in many of his Jeeves and Wooster and Blandings Castle stories. Dover Street is a street in Mayfair, London, England. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... The Arts Club was founded by Charles Dickens among others in 1863 in London, England, as a meeting place primarily for artists and writers. ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: God Save the King/Queen Capital London (de facto) Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Unification    - by Athelstan AD 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq mi  Population    - 2006 est. ... P. G. Wodehouse, pictured in 1904, became famous for his complex plots, ingenious wordplay, and prolific output Sir Pelham Grenville Wodehouse KBE (October 15, 1881 – February 14, 1975) (pronounced WOOD-house) was an English comic writer who enjoyed enormous popular success for more than seventy years. ... Hugh Laurie (left) and Stephen Fry portray Bertie Wooster and his valet, Jeeves Jeeves and Wooster was a television series adapted by Clive Exton from P.G. Wodehouses Jeeves stories, and produced by Granada Television for the UKs ITV network from 1990 to 1993. ... In the stories and novels of P. G. Wodehouse, Blandings Castle is the seat of Clarence Threepwood, 9th Earl of Emsworth as well as the name given to the series of books which take place at the castle and its immediate environs. ...


A drone is a male bee that does no work, living off the labour of others, which aptly describes the attitude toward labour held by most of the rich, idle young men who are members of the Drones Club. But the drones have the most important job in the hive—they impregnate the queen. Blue-Russian drone honeybees drinking. ...


Prominent Drones include:

Bertie Wooster portrayed by Hugh Laurie in ITVs Jeeves and Wooster series Bertram Wilberforce Bertie Wooster is the wealthy, good-natured co-protagonist and narrator of P. G. Wodehouses Jeeves stories. ... Richard Bingo Little appears in a number of books by the renowned comic author, P. G. Wodehouse. ... Augustus Gussie Fink-Nottle is a fictional character who appears in several of P. G. Wodehouses novels. ... Barmy Fotheringay-Phipps (pronounced Fungee Fipps) is a member of the Drones Club along with fellow club members Tuppy Glossop, Gussie Fink-Nottle, and others. ... This page is a candidate for speedy deletion, because: it is patent nonsense. ... Freddie Widgeon is a fictional character created by P. G. Wodehouse. ... Reginald Pongo Twistleton is a character in the Uncle Fred books by P. G. Wodehouse. ... Boko Fittleworth is a fictional character created by P. G. Wodehouse. ... Hildebrand Tuppy Glossop is a fictional character appearing in some of P. G. Wodehouse Jeeves books. ... Ronald Eustace Psmith (or Rupert Psmith, as his is called in the first two books in which he appears) is a character in several of the comic novels of P. G. Wodehouse. ...

Drones Club today

A members-only The Drones Club exists in London. Previously owned by Marco Pierre White and Piers Adam, the Club was purchased by Ben Goldsmith, the youngest son of Sir James Goldsmith, in 2004. There are actually two Drones Clubs: one on Pont Street and a smaller club on St George's Street. The current chef is the Italian Massimo Tagliaferri, who used to work with Gordon Ramsay at Claridge's. Current membership includes pop stars, peers, CEOs and princesses. The Drones Club is also the name of a Belgian P.G. Wodehouse fanclub. Marco Pierre White (born 11 December 1961) is a leading British chef and restaurateur, he is regarded as one of the most creative and talented chefs of his generation, known as much for his quick temper as for his exceptional skill as a chef. ... Benjamin (Ben) Goldsmith (born 1980) is an English financier and environmentalist. ... James Goldsmith as he appeared in his Referendum Party’s mass-mailed video tape, March 1997. ... Gordon James Ramsay OBE (born November 8, 1966 in Johnstone, Scotland) is a British celebrity chef and currently one of only three chefs in the UK whose restaurant is rated at three Michelin stars. ... Claridges is a luxury hotel in Mayfair, central London. ... Megastar redirects here. ... For other uses, see Peerage (disambiguation). ... A Chief Executive Officer (CEO), or Chief Executive, is the highest-ranking corporate officer, administrator, corporate administrator, executive, or executive officer, in charge of total management of a corporation, company, organization or agency. ... Princess aka Arianna is the feminine form of prince (from Latin princeps, meaning principal citizen). ...


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Drones Club - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (203 words)
A drone is a male bee or ant that does no work, living off the labour of others, which aptly describes the attitude toward labour held by most of the rich, idle young men who are members of the Drones Club.
Previously owned by Marco Pierre White and Piers Adam, the Club was purchased by Ben Goldsmith, the youngest son of Sir James Goldsmith, in 2004.
There are actually two Drones Clubs: one on Pont Street and a smaller club on St George's Street.
ReadingGroupGuides.com -- Diana Loevy Interview (1821 words)
If the author has done his or her job, clubs have to do theirs, which means marking passages and thinking about the questions they would like posed at the club.
All clubs have rules because that is the basic definition of a club: when does a club meet, what are we reading and who is in the club.
I was once invited to a club where I was told that absolutely nothing would be served and it was to be a serious discussion of the book, with everyone leaving on the dot of 10 p.m., having had a purely intellectual experience.
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