Scriblerus Club

The Scriblerus Club was an informal association of authors, based in London, that came together in the early 18th century.

Working collaboratively, the group created the persona of Martinus Scriblerus, through whose writings they accomplished their satirical aims.

Robert Harley, 1st Earl of Oxford and Mortimer occasionally joined the club for meetings, though he is not known to have contributed to their literary output.

[1][2] The club began as an effort to satirize the abuses of learning wherever they might be found, which led to The Memoirs of Martinus Scriblerus.

Richard Owen Cambridge wrote a mock epic poem, the Scribleriad, where the hero is Martinus Scriblerus.