Francis Dashwood [ Association / Associational culture ]
… of the sensationalized stories of Dashwood’s past, such as the alleged flagellation in the Sistine Chapel, and many an author’s desire to make money. Given Dashwood’s later collaboration with Benjamin Franklin to introduce a shortened … also all imaginable blasphemy. Thus, the scandal became irrepressible, and Medmenham’s legacy has captured the fancy of authors ever since. 18 Ultimately, Dashwood’s life was fully imbricated in London’s eighteenth-century club scene. Not …
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