Richard Savage (poet)
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Richard Savage was an English poet. He is best known as the subject of Samuel Johnson's Life of Savage, originally published anonymously in 1744, which is one of the most elaborate of Johnson's Lives
Illustration from Richard Savage: A Romance of Real Life by Charles Whitehead
Title page of Life of Mr Richard Savage
Plaque on the wall of the old site of Bristol Newgate Prison
Savage Club
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The Savage Club is a gentlemen's club in London which was founded in 1857. It is named after the poet Richard Savage. Members are drawn from the fields of art, drama, law, literature, music, and scien
Richard Savage (poet)
…Dickensian novel" that turns Savage into a hero, and the latter as having turned Savage into "something of a class warrior" with "delusive dreams". The Savage Club in London is named after him. Love in a Veil (1718…
Savage Club Logo
George Augustus Sala (ca. 1860) sent out the invitation letters to the founding meeting of the club in 1857.
Richard Savage, poet (c. 1697 – 1743)
Menu card for the Savage Club's 40th anniversary dinner in 1897