CONTENTS

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Introduction:
[I].Steele and Addison11
[II].The Tatler and The Spectator22
[III].The Sir Roger de Coverley Papers29
[Bibliography]33
[Chronological Table]38
The Sir Roger de Coverley Papers:
[I.]The Spectator45
[II].The Club51
[III].Sir Roger's Criticisms on Polite Society59
[IV].The Club and The Spectator64
[V].A Lady's Library69
[VI].Coverley Hall75
[VII].The Coverley Household80
[VIII].Will Wimble85
[IX].The Coverley Ancestry89
[X].The Coverley Ghost95
[XI].Sunday with Sir Roger100
[XII].Sir Roger in Love104
[XIII].How to Bear Poverty111
[XIV.]Labour and Exercise116
[XV].Sir Roger goes A-Hunting121
[XVI].The Coverley Witch129
[XVII].Sir Roger talks of the Widow133
[XVIII].Manners in the Country139
[XIX].Sir Roger at the Assizes143
[XX].The Education of an Heir148
[XXI].Whigs and Tories155
[XXII].Whigs and Tories—continued160
[XXIII].Sir Roger and the Gipsies165
[XXIV].The Spectator decides to Return to London170
[XXV].The Journey to London174
[XXVI].Sir Roger and Sir Andrew in Argument179
[XXVII].Sir Roger in London185
[XXVIII].Sir Roger in Westminster Abbey190
[XXIX].Sir Roger at the Play195
[XXX].Will Honeycomb's Experiences200
[XXXI].Sir Roger at Vauxhall205
[XXXII].Death of Sir Roger209
[XXXIII].Captain Sentry as Master of Coverley Hall213
[Notes]217