Founded in 1870, the Lotos Club has been a gathering place for New York City's literary and artistic elite for over a century. In this concise history, John Elderkin provides an overview of the club's origins, culture, and famous members, including Mark Twain, Rudyard Kipling, and Edith Wharton. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This...