CONTENTS

PAGEIntroduction:I.Steele and Addison11II.The Tatler and The Spectator22III.The Sir Roger de Coverley Papers29Bibliography33Chronological Table38The Sir Roger de Coverley Papers:I.The Spectator45II.The Club51III.Sir Roger's Criticisms on Polite Society59IV.The Club and The Spectator64V.A Lady's Library69VI.Coverley Hall75VII.The Coverley Household80VIII.Will Wimble85IX.The Coverley Ancestry89X.The Coverley Ghost95XI.Sunday with Sir Roger100XII.Sir Roger in Love104XIII.How to Bear Poverty111XIV.Labour and Exercise116XV.Sir Roger goes A-Hunting121XVI.The Coverley Witch129XVII.Sir Roger talks of the Widow133XVIII.Manners in the Country139XIX.Sir Roger at the Assizes143XX.The Education of an Heir148XXI.Whigs and Tories155XXII.Whigs and Tories—continued160XXIII.Sir Roger and the Gipsies165XXIV.The Spectator decides to Return to London170XXV.The Journey to London174XXVI.Sir Roger and Sir Andrew in Argument179XXVII.Sir Roger in London185XXVIII.Sir Roger in Westminster Abbey190XXIX.Sir Roger at the Play195XXX.Will Honeycomb's Experiences200XXXI.Sir Roger at Vauxhall205XXXII.Death of Sir Roger209XXXIII.Captain Sentry as Master of Coverley Hall213Notes217


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