Richard Steele was an Irish writer and politician, remembered as co-founder, with his friend Joseph Addison, of the magazine The Spectator. His writings often delve into human nature and societal observations, employing keen insight and a witty style to engage and provoke thought. Steele's ability to weave humor with serious reflection carved a unique niche for him in literature.
Essays by Addison and Steele taken from the two periodicals they edited probe all aspects of eighteenth-century English politics, lifestyles, manners, social customs, and culture