Selections from the works of Sir Richard Steele
Richard Steele, George R. Carpenter (Editor)
Lectures et morceaux choisis
lxix, 203 pages frontispiece (portrait) 19 cm
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pt. 1. Introduction. The main facts of Steele's life
Personal appearance
Character
Relations with Addison, Pope, and Swift
The growth of the reading public
Steele's poems, his political and ethical writings, his letters, and his plays
Steele's periodical writings: their character and their influence
Steele's style
Chronological list of Steele's writings pt. 2. Selections. Early letters
Dedication of the Christian Hero
The Christian Hero
The Funeral
The Tender Husband
Prologue to The Mistake
Letters (1707-8)
The Tatler
The Spectator
Letters (1709-13)
The Englishman's thanks to the Duke of Marlborough
Prologue to The Distressed Mother
A Letter to Sir Miles Wharton
The Guardian
The Englishman
Dedication of The Crisis
The Lover
The Reader
A Letter to a Member of Parliament
Dedication to Mrs. Steele of the Third Volume of The Ladies' Library
Mr. Steele's Apology for Himself and his Writings
The Theatre
The Conscious Lovers
Letters to his Wife (1716-7)
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