Scriblerus Club [ Clubs & Societies / Associational culture ]
… the club developed out of a number of associations that all come together in 1714. In 1710, Jonathan Swift had moved to London and had become involved in writing propaganda in support of the Tories, particularly Robert Harley, 1 st Earl of … poet Alexander Pope completes the list of confirmed members. While far from his zenith as the leading man of letters in London, by 1714 he had already become a prominent voice in the republic of letters, gaining recognition with Windsor … end of the club’s meetings, Swift spent many years in Ireland yearning for the kind of sociability he had enjoyed in London. When he finally returned once more, in 1726, two of his main reasons were to see his friends once again in …
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