Sir Roger De Coverly Essays From The Spectator (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781419147487)

""Sir Roger De Coverly Essays From The Spectator"" is a collection of essays written by Joseph Addison and published in the Spectator magazine during the early 18th century. The essays revolve around the character of Sir Roger De Coverly, a fictional country gentleman who represents the virtues of the English aristocracy. Through Sir Roger's adventures and interactions with other characters, Addison explores various themes such as social class, morality, religion, and politics. The essays are written in a witty and satirical style, and provide a unique insight into the social and cultural norms of the time. This book is a must-read for anyone interested in English literature, history, and culture.There is no kind of exercise which I would so recommend to my readers of both sexes as this of riding, as there is none which so much conduces to health, and is every way accommodated to the body, according to the idea which I have given of it. Doctor Sydenham is very lavish in its praises; and if the English reader will see the mechanical effects of it described at length, he may find them in a book published not many years since under the title of Medicina Gymnastica.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

Author: Joseph Addison,Richard Steele
ISBN-10: 141914748X
ISBN-13: 9781419147487
Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
Language: English
Published: 06/17/2004
Pages: 112
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.46lbs
Size: 9.22h x 7.62w x 0.28d