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The Spectator, Volume 1 Eighteenth-Century Periodical Essays
Language
en
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Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Produced by Jon Ingram, Clytie Sidall and PG Distributed Proofreaders
Release date
2005-11-01
Rights
Public domain in the USA.
About the authors
Joseph Addison
1672–1719
An elegant essayist, poet, and public figure of early 18th-century England, best remembered for shaping polite literary culture through periodicals like The Tatler and The Spectator. His writing mixed clarity, wit, and moral reflection in a way that influenced generations of English prose.
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Sir Richard Steele
1672–1729
Best known as a cofounder of The Tatler and The Spectator, this lively essayist helped shape the tone of early 18th-century journalism. His writing mixed wit, moral reflection, and a warm interest in everyday social life.
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