Hell-fire Clubs [ Clubs & Societies / Association ]
… had spoken passionately against it – but it nevertheless set London’s press aflame. On May 6 th 1721, the Tory newspaper Applebee’s identified atheism as the prevailing problem of the time, stating that ‘it is no raising Sedition, or … Franklin was involved, the date of his friendship with Dashwood would place him at the tail-end of the Brotherhood’s lifespan. Women also played a part in Dashwood’s club, but not in the role of full-fledged members. The diary of a local … demarcates this form of sociability from the more manner-focused clubs dominating the social landscape at the time. The sparse references made by members of the Brotherhood corroborate the Hell-fire Club’s sexual nature, such as a letter …
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