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Samuel Johnson [ Art and Literature ]

… Résumé Johnson was one of the foremost and most controversial literary men of his age, and a leading figure of intellectual and conversational life in London. He loved the activities of intelligent society, and was instrumental in forming clubs for the opportunities to engage in them. He was aware of his intellectual superiority and had a tendency to seek to be centre-stage and applauded. He also aroused intense dislike, … until his death in 1784, Johnson’s name was virtually synonymous with sociability within the intellectual and cultural circles of London. Part of the reason for this was the celebrity he gradually gained by a lifetime of work as a …

Helen Maria Williams [ Art and Literature / Travel ]

… who settled in Paris in 1792, contributed greatly to the circulation of ideas between France and England through her intellectual and political circles as well as through her publications. She was a tireless chronicler of social practices and historical events from … , 1783; Peru , 1784), she soon opened her own salon in Southampton Row (Bloomsbury), where she received a number of intellectuals generally committed to progressive ideas, including Edward Jerningham, John Moore, Fanny Burney, Charlotte …

Charles Macklin [ Art and Literature ]

… born Cathal MacLochlainn (1699?–1797)  exemplifies the Irish Enlightenment and successful access to British social circles, London theatres, Anglo-Irish debating and charitable societies. Moreover, he was eager to acquire a lasting …   1 . 'Gaeltacht' is the area of Ireland where many people spoke Irish (Irish Gaelic) as a first language. London Social Circles and Theatres Macklin was born in a poor rural Irish-speaking and Catholic community on the far northwestern coast … Macklin prepared his acting style thoroughly and developed his eloquence, extracting from his extensive reading an intellectual and political subtext. William Appleton claims that he read Josephus’s History of the Jews 4   and that his …

Mary Berry [ Art and Literature ]

… Résumé Mary Berry (1763-1852), renowned traveller, author, and salonnière, friend of Horace Walpole's, headed sociable circles in London but also spent time in the vicinity of Strawberry Hill. She became the posthumous editor of Walpole's … Travel Literature Salon Horace Walpole Epistolary friendship Mary Berry (1763-1852) headed and participated in sociable circles in London and on the continent, was a scrupulous editor, a prolific writer, and an enthusiastic traveller. She … the type of networks which Berry created for herself and of which she made use. They provided her with contacts, intellectual stimulation, feedback, and advice on writing as well as publishing. Like other authors, she tried to …

Hannah More (and philanthropic sociability) [ Religion & Philanthropy / Politics & Society / Religious Belief ]

… sociable life in Britain’s major social centers, London and Bath, enabled her to use her closeness to the bluestocking circle and later her membership of the evangelical group, the Clapham Sect, to embark on crusades against poverty, the … The Letters of Hannah More: A Digital Edition (https://www.18thcenturycommon.org/ letters-hannah-digital-edition/). Intellectual sociability in the second half of the eighteenth century observed the rituals that had by then been … from London to Bath or Bristol and embodied a new ideal of womanhood by impersonating the philanthropic unmarried intellectual. 16  In her will, she donated money to a list of charitable institutions , 17 a further proof of her …

Erasmus Darwin [ Science / Art and Literature / Philosophy ]

… toward a golden age through his network of radical thinkers, including the members of the Lunar Society but also the circle of Joseph Johnson in London, struggling for abolitionism and social reforms. People > Science People > Art and … radical thinker, he was one of the founding members of the Lunar Society of Birmingham, a coterie of industrialists and intellectuals among whom were Josiah Wedgwood, Joseph Priestley, Matthew Boulton and many others, who would gather during … 2 . David Erdman (ed.), The Progress of Society, by Erasmus Darwin, electronic edition. 18 April 2021, https://romantic-circles.org/editions/darwin_temple/progress/progress.html Darwin was also a member of Joseph Johnson’s more informal …