Selections From The Spectator

The Spectator was a daily publication founded by Joseph Addison and Richard Steele in 1711. This volume contains a selection of articles from the paper, including essays, poetry, and commentary on a wide range of subjects. Addison and Steele were influential writers of the time and their work continues to be studied and appreciated today. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own: digitization of epic proportions to preserve these invaluable works in the largest archive of its kind. Now for the first time these high-quality digital copies of original 18th century manuscripts are available in print, making them highly accessible to libraries, undergraduate students, and independent scholars. Delve into what it was like to live during the eighteenth century by reading the first-hand accounts of everyday people, including city dwellers and farmers, businessmen and bankers, artisans and merchants, artists and their patrons, politicians and their constituents. Original texts make the American, French, and Industrial revolutions vividly contemporary. ++++ The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: ++++ Bodleian Library (Oxford) P002670 Written and edited by Eliza Haywood. Both volume and issue title pages are printed within an ornamental border and include vignettes. Frontis. in each vol. = plate. Title repeated as running title with book number on the same line. Printed in a single column; text of each number begins with factotum initial. Essays on manners, philosophy, and conduct for women; issues include poetry, romantic advice and moral guidance; includes both real and imaginary letters from readers. London [England]: printed and published by T. Gardner, at Cowley's Head, opposite St. Clement's Church, in the Strand, 1744-M, DCC, XLVI. [1746]. v., plates; 8°