Project Gutenberg 2004-04-01 Public domain in the USA. 1048 Addison, Joseph 1672 1719 Bickerstaff, Isaac Steele, Richard, Sir 1672 1729 Edgar, John, Sir Steele, R. (Richard), Sir Bickerstaff, Isaac Steele, Sir Richard Morley, Henry 1822 1894 The Spectator, Volumes 1, 2 and 3 With Translations and Index for the Series Reading ease score: 56.5 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. Jonathon Ingram, Clytie Siddall and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "The Spectator, Volumes 1, 2 and 3" by Joseph Addison and Sir Richard Steele is a collection of periodical essays published in the early 18th century. The work addresses various aspects of society including manners, ethics, and politics through a lively and engaging lens that reflects the thoughts and contributions of the two authors, who were friends and significant figures in the development of English literature. The opening of "The Spectator" introduces the enduring friendship between Steele and Addison, emphasized as a central theme throughout the work. It details their early lives, educational backgrounds, and literary aspirations, casting their collaboration as a pivotal moment in English literary history. The introduction highlights how this friendship inspired the creation of the "Spectator," which is viewed as a monument to their bond and a reflection of their combined literary achievements. The narrative presents not only biographical insights into Addison and Steele but also lays the groundwork for the reflections on society and culture that would characterize the essays to follow. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en English essays -- 18th century -- Periodicals PR Text Browsing: Humour Browsing: Literature 8877045 7445010 2024-10-05T15:36:07.065308 2023-10-06T03:38:55.378020 text/html text/html 6791663 2024-03-02T16:56:31 text/html 3071105 2024-10-05T15:51:23.241171 application/epub+zip 3296546 2024-10-05T15:42:42.606299 application/epub+zip 2962654 2024-10-05T15:39:25.048309 application/epub+zip 8410978 2024-10-05T15:54:10.548871 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 4479334 2024-10-05T15:44:47.254168 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 4441098 2022-09-06T18:22:23.939014 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 5718156 5718102 2024-10-05T15:31:27.003296 2023-10-06T03:35:57.144034 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 5717989 2024-03-02T11:57:03 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18602 2024-10-05T15:54:11.069834 application/rdf+xml 16088 2024-10-05T15:39:27.451284 image/jpeg 3941 2024-10-05T15:39:26.268295 image/jpeg 2951931 2024-10-05T15:36:07.824345 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia en.wikipedia