Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog Project Gutenberg 2001-05-01 Public domain in the USA. 318 Steele, Richard, Sir 1672 1729 Edgar, John, Sir Steele, R. (Richard), Sir Bickerstaff, Isaac Steele, Sir Richard Morley, Henry 1822 1894 Isaac Bickerstaff, Physician and Astrologer Produced by Les Bowler, and David Widger "Issac Bickerstaff, Physician and Astrologer" by Sir Richard Steele is a collection of essays originally published in journals during the early 18th century. The book is centered around the character of Isaac Bickerstaff, a fictional physician and astrologer who provides commentary on the social mores and behaviors of his time through thoughtful and often humorous essays that reflect the cultural life of his era. The opening of the work sets the stage for Bickerstaff’s persona by introducing the context of his genealogical claims and his critique of contemporary society. He humorously asserts his family lineage and pokes fun at both existing societal norms and individuals, setting a sly tone for the essays to follow. This introduction hints at Bickerstaff's dual role as a thoughtful observer and a satirical commentator on issues like marriage, societal vanity, and human folly, through a blend of wit, wisdom, and charm. This establishes a rich ground for engaging narratives that will blend personal anecdotes with broader reflections on love, marriage, and the follies of human character. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en English wit and humor Fictitious characters -- Autobiography PR Text Browsing: Humour Browsing: Literature 305198 305199 2024-10-02T04:11:59.071659 2023-10-02T04:22:38.907791 text/html text/html 299736 2013-02-08T15:21:14 text/html; charset=us-ascii 107716 2013-02-08T15:21:14 text/html; charset=us-ascii application/zip 199524 2024-10-02T04:12:06.839595 application/epub+zip 204589 2024-10-02T04:12:02.777618 application/epub+zip 175751 2024-10-02T04:12:01.474602 application/epub+zip 447303 2024-10-02T04:12:09.980584 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 422411 2024-10-02T04:12:05.993583 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 382948 2022-09-02T05:16:31.978779 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 267745 267722 2024-10-02T04:11:58.608665 2023-10-02T04:22:38.569792 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 267510 2008-12-22T14:46:14 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 103923 2008-12-22T14:47:14 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20246 2024-10-02T04:12:10.110584 application/rdf+xml 22053 2024-10-02T04:12:02.020638 image/jpeg 4704 2024-10-02T04:12:01.748604 image/jpeg 196795 2024-10-02T04:11:59.098631 application/octet-stream application/zip en.wikipedia en.wikipedia