The Spectator (1711)

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The Spectator

The Spectator from 7 June 1711
Frequency	1711–1712: daily; 1714: thrice weekly
Paid circulation	3,000
Founder	Joseph Addison; Richard Steele
First issue	March 1, 1711; 313 years ago (1711-03-01)
Final issue Number	635

The Spectator was a daily publication founded by Joseph Addison and Richard Steele in England, lasting from 1711 to 1712. Each "paper", or "number", was approximately 2,500 words long, and the original run consisted of 555 numbers, beginning on 1 March 1711.^[1] These were collected into seven volumes. The paper was revived without the involvement of Steele in 1714, appearing thrice weekly for six months, and these papers when collected formed the eighth volume. Eustace Budgell, a cousin of Addison's, and the poet John Hughes also contributed to the publication.