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The Spectator, Volumes 1, 2, and 3 with Translations and Index for the Series
Mr. Spectator doesn’t speak much. He prefers to communicate by contorting his face and extensively recording his thoughts in his newsletter. Through the first three volumes of this eight volume set, which consists of over five hundred separate issues, introduce the taciturn narrator and the “Spectator Club,� his group of friends.
“The Spectator� was founded by Joseph Addison and Richard Steele in 1711. The English fictional account was originally printed daily throughout the course of a year and had many readers throughout London and the American colonies. It’s influence was so wide “The Spectator� is often credited with promoting Whig political values, contributing to the formation of a public sphere in England, and it continued to be read into the 19th century.
“The Spectator� was founded by Joseph Addison and Richard Steele in 1711. The English fictional account was originally printed daily throughout the course of a year and had many readers throughout London and the American colonies. It’s influence was so wide “The Spectator� is often credited with promoting Whig political values, contributing to the formation of a public sphere in England, and it continued to be read into the 19th century.
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Published February 24, 2015
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