Hell-fire Clubs [ Clubs & Societies / Association ]
… faith, such theological arguments were seen as akin to Devil-worship. Wharton’s club thus became scandalous by default. Henry Fielding, in his Covent Garden Journal , later described the club members as a ‘set of infernal spirits’ and referred to … The Hell-Fire Clubs. Sex, Satanism and Secret Societies (New Haven & London: Yale University Press, 2010), p. 50. 3 . Henry Fielding, The Covent Garden Journal, 11 Feb. 1752. The first known reference to the Hell-fire Club appears in …
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