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The Epistolary Correspondence of Sir Richard Steele by Richard Steele

My rating: 3 of 5 stars

Most of these letters consisting of little more than a note sent home to say he wouldn't be home for supper. Few are longer than a paragraph or two. Reading straight through the lot, a few things become obvious: 1) Steele was a bit of a rogue and a rover, 2) Mrs. Steele was absurdly patient, as, after the good woman's death, was her eldest surviving daughter, and finally, 3) Steele loved his wife. Taken as a whole, these classic letters provide a remarkable portrait of devotion, foolishness and charm.

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