Club, the

Club, the (sometimes known later as the Literary Club), was an informal group founded by Dr Johnson at the suggestion of Joshua Reynolds in the winter of 1763–4. The nine original members included Goldsmith and Burke; those elected later included Percy, Garrick, Boswell, C. J. Fox, Steevens, Adam Smith, Banks, and Malone. See coffee houses.

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