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Papers originally published in the Spectator written by Joseph Addison and Richard Steele, describing the life of the fictitious character Sir Roger de Coverley.
A scholarly edition of essays by Joseph Addison. The edition presents an authoritative text, together with an introduction, commentary notes, and scholarly apparatus.
1911. With introduction and notes by William Henry Hudson. Addison in association with Richard Steele perfected the essay as a literary form in their contributions to The Tatler and The Spectator. This volume is a collection of essays the two authors wrote for The Spectator. To give them a unifying principle Addison and Steele chose an imaginary club since clubs occupied such prominence in London social life. Their fictional, The Spectator Club, small and select as it is, was designed to be widely representative in its composition. Sir Roger de Coverley stands for the country gentry and Toryism; Sir Andrew Freeport for the commercial interest and Whiggism; the Templar, the Clergyman, and Captain Sentry, for the law, the church, and the army; and Will Honeycomb for fashion and society. In these essays, Addison and Steele describe with admirable humor and insight the daily scenes and happenings of contemporary life.
Sir Roger de Coverley is one of the most beloved characters in English literature, and in these delightful essays from The Spectator, Joseph Addison and Richard Steele bring him vividly to life. A kind-hearted and eccentric country squire, Sir Roger embodies the virtues of old-fashioned English gentlemanliness: honesty, loyalty, and a sense of humor. With its charming vignettes of country life and colorful characters, Sir Roger de Coverley is a classic of English humor and an enduring favorite of readers everywhere. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.