Book Description

This witty and brilliant work groups together the essays from The Spectator about the character of Sir Roger de Coverley, who was a key figure in English Literature. Sir Roger de Coverley, a fictional character created by Joseph Addison, was a Worcestershire baronet and was meant to portray a typical landed country gentleman. Moreover, he was a member of the fictitious Spectator Club, and the de Coverley writings contained delightful vignettes of early 18th-century English life that were "The Spectator's" best feature.