The Penny University
The coffee house also became a meeting place for the literati. The famous poet, Dryden, held court at Will's in Covent Garden, criticizing young poet's work and discussing the latest literature with such men as Pepys. The origins of The Spectator lay in Button's where Addison wrote his famous articles. Richard Steele, the editor of The Tatler, listed his business address as the Grecian coffee house.
The coffee house is a thriving social centre again today but the Victorian era led to the English love of tea. That, as they say, is another story.
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