M. Grégoire
"Members [of the Club] included Johnson as well as James Boswell, Edmund Burke, Edward Gibbon, and Adam Smith. These five, according to [Leo] Damosch, were 'arguably the greatest British critic, biographer, political philosopher, historian, and economist of all time.'" -- John J. Miller, in the May 6, 2019 issue of *National Review*
Alas, there are no real records of the conversations of the Club.
M. Grégoire
Speaking of Dr. Johnson, I'd say that #ChristopherHitchens (at https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2009/03/demons-and-dictionaries/307272/ ) gets the better of #AdamGopnik (at https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2008/12/08/man-of-fetters ) regarding the Balderston thesis. While even the most outwardly conventional man may have unusual sexual desires, Mrs. Thrale would not have written down anything that suggested her own involvement.
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