Richard Steele - The Guardian - 1714

A significant early Enlightenment work of English literature that combines morality, society, and the spirit of the age in a formative essay format.

Publisher: London, Tonson, 1729. 2 volumes, fifth edition, 350 + 358 pages. ADDITION: Joseph Addison: The Englishman (Sequel to The Guardian), first edition, London, Buckley, 1714, 292 pages, leather bindings of the period with rich gold embossing, 17 x 10 cm.
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Famous English moral weekly publications of the early Enlightenment, published by Richard Steele and Joseph Addison, which significantly shaped the intellectual and social thinking of the early 18th century. In short essays, the authors address questions of morality, education, politics, religion, taste, and social behavior, deliberately targeting a bourgeois readership. Their goal was to promote character development, reason, and virtue, while also combining social critique with literary wit.

The Guardian (1713) and the subsequent Englishman are considered key works of English essayism and as direct precursors of modern journalistic forms. The texts combine satirical sharpness with Enlightenment seriousness and also provide a lively insight into everyday life, mentality, and debates in England during Queen Anne's time.
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No loose pages or tears, lightly browned, overall very beautiful specimen with authentic patina of age.