Joseph Addison and Richard Steele

Context:

Referenced when discussing Mr. Fezziwig's Christmas party in A Christmas Carol, where the dance 'Sir Roger de Coverley' is performed. The hosts note that this dance was named after a character in The Spectator, clarifying they mean the early 18th-century periodical rather than the modern magazine. While a periodical rather than a single book, it was a significant published literary work.