The Cambridge Apostles: a history of Cambridge University's elite intellectual secret society.

National Review | May 22, 1987| | Copyright

The Cambridge Apostles: A History of Cambridge University's Elite Intellectual Secret Society

When John McTaggart referred toa fellow member of the Apostles, Cambridge University's secret society, as "taking unto himself a phenomenal wife," he did not mean to commend his friend's taste in women. As Richard Deacon's chatty and entertaining account of the Cambridge Conversazione Society (nicknamed the Apostles because it was founded by 12 evangelical students) reveals, "phenomenal" is not a compliment. "Phenomena" or "appearances" belong to the beastly world of the ...

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