Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog Project Gutenberg 2014-05-26 Public domain in the USA. 307 Steele, Richard, Sir 1672 1729 Edgar, John, Sir Steele, R. (Richard), Sir Bickerstaff, Isaac Steele, Sir Richard Addison, Joseph 1672 1719 Bickerstaff, Isaac Aitken, George Atherton 1860 1917 Aitken, George A. Aitken, G. A. The Tatler, Volume 2 Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Tatler_(1709_journal) Produced by Richard Tonsing, Jonathan Ingram, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Tatler, Volume 2" by Sir Richard Steele and Joseph Addison is a collection of periodical essays written in the early 18th century. This work reflects upon social issues, manners, and personal anecdotes, featuring multiple characters who navigate the complexities of London society, with a focus on both humorous and serious themes. Through the voice of the fictional editor Isaac Bickerstaff, the publication aims to critique societal norms and promote virtue through wit and satire. The opening of the volume features a letter addressed to Edward Wortley Montagu, expressing admiration and humility regarding the literary contributions of great authors. Following this correspondence, Steele introduces "The History of Orlando the Fair," a tale about a handsome and charming hero who becomes enamored with various women, including the bewitching Villaria. Orlando's adventures highlight themes of beauty, desire, and the consequences of vanity and inconstancy in love. Additionally, the narrative contains witty commentary on societal standards and expectations, setting a tone of light-hearted social critique that threads throughout the essays that follow. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/45769/45769-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 60.0 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en English wit and humor -- Periodicals English essays -- 18th century -- Periodicals Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1702-1714 -- Periodicals PR Text Category: Humour Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches Category: British Literature 946643 2025-07-18T12:39:24.725923 text/html 938702 2024-10-24T07:31:02 text/html 956528 2025-07-18T12:39:38.725858 application/epub+zip 972002 2025-07-18T12:39:27.198875 application/epub+zip 444832 2025-07-18T12:39:25.909912 application/epub+zip 1184430 2025-07-18T12:39:46.704762 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1101369 2025-07-18T12:39:37.098862 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 674345 2022-09-20T20:10:00.069218 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 787500 2025-07-18T12:39:23.158934 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 767692 2024-10-24T07:31:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19944 2025-07-18T12:39:46.861767 application/rdf+xml 11861 2025-07-18T12:39:26.058878 image/jpeg 2538 2025-07-18T12:39:25.985894 image/jpeg 900132 2025-07-18T12:39:24.811916 application/octet-stream application/zip en.wikipedia en.wikipedia en.wikipedia