This slide is about Steele`s The spectator-of club. The Spectator adopted a fictional method of presentation through a “Spectator Club,” whose imaginary members extolled the authors’ own ideas about society. These “members” included representatives of commerce, the army, the town (respectively, Sir Andrew Freeport, Captain Sentry, and Will Honeycomb), and of the country gentry (Sir Roger de Coverley). The papers were ostensibly written by Mr. Spectator, an “observer” of the London scene. The conversations that The Spectator reported were often imagined to take place in coffeehouses, which was also where many copies of the publication were distributed and read.

1. Richard Steele and Joseph Addison

5.  The Spectator (1711-1712 and 1714) was a weekly
magazine written by Joseph Addison and Richard Steele.
 The Spectator focused more consistently on political,
philosophical, religious and literary issues.
 The Tatler folded at the start of 1711, but was almost
immediately followed by The Spectator.
 Here Addison took the lead, contributing a larger
number of essays than Steele and, most scholars agree,
setting the tone for the new journal.
 The Spectator, which was published every day except
Sunday, ran 555 issues, until finally running out of
steam.

6.  Sir Roger de coverley
 A bachelor
 Sir Andrew Freeport
 Captain Sentry
 Clergyman
 Will honeycomb

7.  A Baronet, gentleman of Worcestershire.
 Singular in behavior, a justice of quorum.
 He has no enemies.
 When he lives in town, he lives in Soho square.
 He contradicts to the manner of the world.
 He was crossed in love by a perverse beautiful widow.
 He kicked Dawson in public coffee shop for calling him
youngster.
 His great grandfather was the inventor of famous country
dance.

8.  Roger 56 years old , great lover of mankind.
 He grew humble in desire after he had forgot his beautiful cruel widow.
 He has frequently offended with beggars and gypsies.
 He keeps a good house both in town and country.
 His tenants grow rich , his servants look satisfied, all the young woman
profess love to him and young men are glad to have his company.
 He used call his servants by their names and he gained universal
applause by explaining a passage in game act.

9.  A member of inner temple.
 A man of great probity ,wit and understanding.
 The most learned man in club.
 Excellent critic –audience feel good when he is at play and actors
try to please him.
 Punctual – exactly at 5 he passes through New inn and visits the
play house.
 His familiarity with customs, manners, actions and writings of the
ancient makes him a keen observer in present world.
 His taste of book is little- he reads all but approves very few.
 Aristotle and Longinus are much understood by him than Littleton
and Coke.

10.  A merchant of great eminence in the city of London.
 A man of strong reason and experience.
 His notion of trade are noble and generous.
 Owner of any ships and made fortune by himself.
 He has natural unaffected eloquence.
 He calls sea as British common and believes a trade of good sense is a
pleasant able company than a scholar.
 He argues that diligence make more lasting acquisition than valor and
sloth as ruined many nation than sword.
 His favorite maxim is `A penny saved is a penny got.’

11.  A courtier as well as soldier.
 Heir to Sir Roger.
 A gentleman of great courage , good understanding but invincible
modesty.
 He has a small estate
 A strict honesty and regular behavior are obstacles to him.
 The military part of his life flourished him with adventures.
 He is never overbearing though accustomed to command men in the
utmost degree below him nor ever too obsequious from an habit of
obeying men highly above him.

12.  Clergy man
 Chamber counselor.
 He is not interested in this
world.
 A philosophic man of great
learning and great sanctity of
life.
 Has followers.
 The most exact good breeding.
 Conceives hope from his
misfortunes.
 He runs a weak constitution.
 Will honey comb
 Well turned gentleman of good
height and fortune.
 Honest worthy man.
 He knows the history of every
mode.
 Well dressed man.
 He can smile when one speaks
to him and laughs easily.