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The Fair Intellectual Club Episodes

  1. A Fling with Mr Franklin

    6/6 Ben Franklin arrives in a thunderstorm and wins the Fair Intellectuals' hearts and minds.

  2. An Engagement with Mr Hogarth

    5/6 Portraits and Poteen delight the Fair Intellectuals when Mr Hogarth comes to Edinburgh.

  3. A Sojourn with Mr Swift

    4/6 Jonathan Swift unwittingly creates his masterpiece with the aid of the secret society.

  4. An Encounter with Mr Handel

    3/6 The scholarly secret society inspires Mr Handel's latest hit on Edinburgh's Calton Hill.

  5. A Rendezvous with Mr Voltaire

    2/6 The young ladies teach Voltaire the value of free speech and new uses for broom handles.

  6. An Encounter with Mr Newton

    1/6 In pre-enlightenment Edinburgh, the Fair Intellectuals lead Newton to the laws of gravity.