Steele

SIR RICHARD, (stel,) an eminent British e ayist and dramatist, B. in Dublin, 1671. He was educated at Oxford, where he became the friend and a ociate of Joseph Add is on (q. v.). After serving in the army, S. entered upon a literary life in 1701, by the publication of The Christian Hero. In 1709 he commenced the famous e ays, which under the title of The Tatler formed an epoch in English literature. These were followed by The Spectator and The Guardian - both works edited by S. in conjunction with Add is on. His best comedy is that of The Conscious Lovers. D. 1729. Steele, in Minnesota, a S.E. co.; area, 432 sq. m.; C. Owatonna. Pop. 8,271. [s. 855]