Project Gutenberg 2015-01-19 Public domain in the USA. 562 Addison, Joseph 1672 1719 Bickerstaff, Isaac Budgell, Eustace 1686 1737 Steele, Richard, Sir 1672 1729 Edgar, John, Sir Steele, R. (Richard), Sir Bickerstaff, Isaac Steele, Sir Richard Winchester, C. T. (Caleb Thomas) 1847 1920 Winchester, Caleb Thomas The Sir Roger de Coverley Papers Produced by Larry B. Harrison, Les Galloway and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The Sir Roger de Coverley Papers" by Addison, Budgell, and Steele is a collection of essays originally published in "The Spectator," dating back to the early 18th century. The work introduces Sir Roger de Coverley, a whimsical and endearing character who represents the conservative English country gentleman of that time, as he navigates the social landscape of London and engages with various characters from his club. The opening of the collection presents foundational information about the characters and the context in which the papers were written. It begins with an introduction by the author, who explains the nature of their commentary on society and the perspective they adopt. The readers are introduced to Sir Roger de Coverley, a baronet with a humorous and benevolent disposition, who is depicted as affectionate towards both his peers and his tenants. Set within a gathering of diverse characters, including gentlemen of various backgrounds and professions, the narratives aim to entertain while providing insightful critiques of contemporary society, manners, and morals. Overall, the beginning of the text establishes a conversational tone, inviting readers to engage with the social dynamics of the period through the eyes of its charming and candid narrator. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en English essays PR Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature 569644 569639 2024-09-20T06:38:42.613919 2023-09-21T03:37:03.582317 text/html text/html 570275 2015-01-19T09:24:10 text/html; charset=utf-8 787408 2015-01-19T09:24:12 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 877566 2024-09-20T06:38:54.273830 application/epub+zip 878962 2024-09-20T06:38:44.489887 application/epub+zip 291897 2024-09-20T06:38:43.450987 application/epub+zip 1128323 2024-09-20T06:39:00.735839 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1062994 2024-09-20T06:38:53.220849 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 380454 2022-09-21T18:46:41.822360 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 463062 462858 2024-09-20T06:38:40.878885 2023-09-21T03:37:01.972313 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 463173 2015-01-19T09:24:02 text/plain; charset=utf-8 175002 2015-01-19T09:24:12 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 20139 2024-09-20T06:39:00.891789 application/rdf+xml 15443 2024-09-20T06:38:43.585880 image/jpeg 2369 2024-09-20T06:38:43.516879 image/jpeg 791557 2024-09-20T06:38:42.673928 application/octet-stream application/zip 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 en.wikipedia en.wikipedia en.wikipedia