The Sir Roger de Coverley Papers (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: Joseph Addison, Eustace Budgell, Richard Steele
- First Published: 1711
- Type of Work: Short fiction
- Type of Plot: Social
- Time of Work: Early eighteenth century
- Setting: London and Worcestershire
- Genres: Nonfiction, Essays, Didactic literature, Journalism
- Subjects: Love or romance, Rural or country life, England or English people, Eighteenth century, London, Knights or knighthood, Nobility
- Locales: London, England, Worcestershire, England
Characters Discussed
Sir Roger de Coverley, a fifty-six-year- old bachelor, the benevolent autocrat of a large Worcestershire estate. The knight’s humaneness, according to his own opinion, is the result of his love for a beautiful widow whom he has wooed for thirty years. His kindness is equaled by his rigid control of his servants, whose morals, finances, and behavior are the assumed responsibility of Sir Roger. In London, he presides over “The Club,” an informal but close-knit group of men of divergent interests and personalities. Sir Roger’s every thought seems...
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