The Epistolary Correspondence of Sir Richard SteeleSir Richard Steele (1672-1729), soldier, courtier and dramatist, is best remembered for his founding of two literary and political periodicals, the Tatler and the Spectator (the latter jointly with his friend Joseph Addison). These two volumes of his letters to friends and family were compiled by the publisher John Nichols and published in 1809. Nichols claims in his preface that these letters, 'some of them evidently scribbled when their amiable Author was probably not in the very best condition for penmanship', are nonetheless of great interest, 'as they contain the private and undisguised opinions of the man who took upon himself to be the Censor of the age'. Volume 2 contains letters to his wife and daughters, and to literary and political figures of his day, including Sir Robert Walpole, Robert Harley, earl of Oxford, the duke of Newcastle, and the theatre managers Cibber and Booth. |
Contents
Letters Page 302 Preface to the Englishman vol II | 395 |
303318 To Lady Steele 898409 | 409 |
From the Editor of a Ladys Travels into Spain | 410 |
320415 To Lady Steele 412499 | 499 |
From Mrs Manley | 500 |
T0 Lady Steele | 504 |
To Mr Alexander Scurlock | 505 |
To Bishop Hoadly | 506 |
To Mr Alexander Scurlock | 593 |
Statement of Playhouse Accompts | 594 |
Certificate for Francis Carteret | 595 |
To Mr Congreve | 598 |
To King George the First | 619 |
Preface to the Conscious Lovers | 621 |
From Mr Highmore | 624 |
A Cash Account of Sir Richard Steeles | 627 |
To Sir John Ward Lord Mayor | 509 |
To Miss Steele | 512 |
From Captain Rogers | 513 |
To Mr Alexander Scurlock | 516 |
To Miss Steele 517 | 517 |
From Mr Cutteford | 518 |
To Mr Law | 520 |
To Miss Steele | 522 |
From Mr Dennis | 523 |
From Mr Cibber | 532 |
To the Earl of Oxford | 540 |
To the Duke of Newcastle | 544 |
To Lord Chancellor Parker | 552 |
To the Duke of Argyle | 554 |
To Mr Craggs | 555 |
To Earl Stanh0pe | 556 |
To Miss Steele | 569 |
Steeles Journey to Edinburgh | 570 |
To Miss Steele | 572 |
To Mr Brookesby | 573 |
To Mr Gilmore | 574 |
To Miss Steele 577 57 8 | 579 |
To Miss Steele 582584 | 582 |
To | 584 |
To Mr Alexander Scurlock 585 | 585 |
Steeles Diary continued | 586 |
ToMr Wilks | 587 |
Letters Page 457 ToMr Cibber | 588 |
ToMr Booth | 589 |
Nett Profits of the Theatre in 1721 | 590 |
To Miss Steele and Miss M lly Steele | 591 |
ToMr Gilmore | 592 |
ToMrs Ceney | 629 |
477483 To Miss Steele 680633 | 634 |
To Miss Steele | 635 |
To Sir Robert Walpole | 636 |
To Mr Morgan | 638 |
From Mr Morgan | 639 |
From Messrs Wilks Booth and Cibber | 640 |
From Mr Morgan | 643 |
To Mr Morgan | 645 |
To Miss Molly Steele | 646 |
To Miss Steele | 648 |
From Mr Asplin | 649 |
To Miss Mary Steele | 650 |
499502 Mr Meyricke to Miss Steele 651658 | 651 |
Mr Harcourt to Miss Steele | 659 |
Miss Steele to Mr Trevor | 661 |
Mr Meyricke to Miss Steele | 664 |
Miss Steele to Mr Meyricke | 665 |
Mr TrevortoMissSteele | 666 |
Letters Page 508 MrrMeyricketo Mrs Lloyd | 669 |
Mr Philips to Miss Steele | 671 |
510 Mr TrevortohisWife | 672 |
Mrs Aynston to Miss Tonson | 673 |
Poetical Epistle by Mrs Aynston | 674 |
Character of Sir Richard Steele by Mr Newcomb | 675 |
An Essay sacred to Steeles Memory 67 7 | 685 |
To Mr M Davies | 691 |
To Lady Steele 692 | 692 |
To Mr Alexander Scurlock | 693 |
5Q0 Proposal for the Payment of Sir Richard SteelesDebts | 694 |
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Common terms and phrases
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