Edinburgh clubs and societies [ Clubs & Societies / Associational culture ]
… societies on the island and on the Continent. 8 . Tobias Smollett, The Expedition of Humphrey Clinker. Matthew Bramble’s letter of August 8th (1771). The societies and clubs would sometimes adopt a political commitment. The Easy Club (1712), … cultured Scotland which, they believed, could still improve thanks to the British Union and the wider Republic of Letters (McElroy 62, 322). From 1765, the Select Society believed the use of English was the surest way to make Scottish …
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