The Spectator, Volume 1 / Eighteenth-Century Periodical Essays

by Joseph Addison; Sir Richard Steele

The Spectator

in three volumes: volume 1
A New Edition
Reproducing the Original Text
Both as First Issued
and as Corrected by its Authors
with Introduction, Notes, and Index
edited by Henry Morley
1891

[Table of Contents]

• [Preface]
• [Original Dedication]
• [Dedication to the Second Volume]
• [Dedication to the Third Volume]

• [No. 1 ­ Thursday, March 1, 1711 ­ Addison]
• [No. 2 ­ Friday, March 2, 1711 ­ Steele]
• [No. 3 ­ Saturday, March 3, 1711 ­ Addison]
• [No. 4 ­ Monday, March 5, 1711 ­ Steele]
• [No. 5 ­ Tuesday, March 6, 1711 ­ Addison]
• [No. 6 ­ Wednesday, March 7, 1711 ­ Steele]
• [No. 7 ­ Thursday, March 8, 1711 ­ Addison]
• [No. 8 ­ Friday, March 9, 1711 ­ Addison]
• [No. 9 ­ Saturday, March 10, 1711 ­ Addison]
• [No. 10 ­ Monday, March 12, 1711 ­ Addison]
• [No. 11 ­ Tuesday, March 13, 1711 ­ Steele]
• [No. 12 ­ Wednesday, March 14, 1711 ­ Addison]
• [No. 13 ­ Thursday, March 15, 1711 ­ Addison]
• [No. 14 ­ Friday, March 16, 1711 ­ Steele]
• [No. 15 ­ Saturday, March 17, 1711 ­ Addison]
• [No. 16 ­ Monday, March 19, 1711 ­ Addison]
• [No. 17 ­ Tuesday, March 20, 1711 ­ Steele]
• [No. 18 ­ Wednesday, March 21, 1711 ­ Addison]
• [No. 19 ­ Thursday, March 22, 1711 ­ Steele]
• [No. 20 ­ Friday, March 23, 1711 ­ Steele]
• [No. 21 ­ Saturday, March 24, 1711 ­ Addison]
• [No. 22 ­ Monday, March 26, 1711 ­ Steele]
• [No. 23 ­ Tuesday, March 27, 1711 ­ Addison]
• [No. 24 ­ Wednesday, March 28, 1711 ­ Steele]
• [No. 25 ­ Thursday, March 29, 1711 ­ Addison]
• [No. 26 ­ Friday, March 30, 1711 ­ Addison]
• [No. 27 ­ Saturday, March 31, 1711 ­ Steele]
• [No. 28 ­ Monday, April 2, 1711 ­ Addison]
• [No. 29 ­ Tuesday, April 3, 1711 ­ Addison]
• [No. 30 ­ Wednesday, April 4, 1711 ­ Steele]
• [No. 31 ­ Thursday, April 5, 1711 ­ Addison]
• [No. 32 ­ Friday, April 6, 1711 ­ Steele]
• [No. 33 ­ Saturday, April 7, 1711 ­ Steele]
• [No. 34 ­ Monday, April 9, 1711 ­ Addison]
• [No. 35 ­ Tuesday, April 10, 1711 ­ Addison]
• [No. 36 ­ Wednesday, April 11, 1711 ­ Steele]
• [No. 37 ­ Thursday, April 12, 1711 ­ Addison]
• [No. 38 ­ Friday, April 13, 1711 ­ Steele]
• [No. 39 ­ Saturday, April 14, 1711 ­ Addison]
• [No. 40 ­ Monday, April 16, 1711 ­ Addison]
• [No. 41 ­ Tuesday, April 17, 1711 ­ Steele]
• [No. 42 ­ Wednesday, April 18, 1711 ­ Addison]
• [No. 43 ­ Thursday, April 19, 1711 ­ Steele]
• [No. 44 ­ Friday, April 20, 1711 ­ Addison]
• [No. 45 ­ Saturday, April 21, 1711 ­ Addison]
• [No. 46 ­ Monday, April 23, 1711 ­ Addison]
• [No. 47 ­ Tuesday, April 24, 1711 ­ Addison]
• [No. 48 ­ Wednesday, April 25, 1711 ­ Steele]
• [No. 49 ­ Thursday, April 26, 1711 ­ Steele]
• [No. 50 ­ Friday, April 27, 1711 ­ Addison]
• [No. 51 ­ Saturday, April 28, 1711 ­ Steele]
• [No. 52 ­ Monday, April 30, 1711 ­ Steele]
• [No. 53 ­ Tuesday, May 1, 1711 ­ Steele]
• [No. 54 ­ Wednesday, May 2, 1711 ­ Steele]
• [No. 55 ­ Thursday, May 3, 1711 ­ Addison]
• [No. 56 ­ Friday, May 4, 1711 ­ Addison]
• [No. 57 ­ Saturday, May 5, 1711 ­ Addison]
• [No. 58 ­ Monday, May 7, 1711 ­ Addison]
• [No. 59 ­ Tuesday, May 8, 1711 ­ Addison]
• [No. 60 ­ Wednesday, May 9, 1711 ­ Addison]
• [No. 61 ­ Thursday, May 10, 1711 ­ Addison]
• [No. 62 ­ Friday, May 11, 1711 ­ Addison]
• [No. 63 ­ Saturday, May 12, 1711 ­ Addison]
• [No. 64 ­ Monday, May 14, 1711 ­ Steele]
• [No. 65 ­ Tuesday, May 15, 1711 ­ Steele]
• [No. 66 ­ Wednesday, May 16, 1711 ­ Steele]
• [No. 67 ­ Thursday, May 17, 1711 ­ Budgell]
• [No. 68 ­ Friday, May 18, 1711 ­ Addison]
• [No. 69 ­ Saturday, May 19, 1711 ­ Addison]
• [No. 70 ­ Monday, May 21, 1711 ­ Addison]
• [No. 71 ­ Tuesday, May 22, 1711 ­ Steele]
• [No. 72 ­ Wednesday, May 23, 1711 ­ Addison]
• [No. 73 ­ Thursday, May 24, 1711 ­ Addison]
• [No. 74 ­ Friday, May 25, 1711 ­ Addison]
• [No. 75 ­ Saturday, May 26, 1711 ­ Steele]
• [No. 76 ­ Monday, May 28, 1711 ­ Steele]
• [No. 77 ­ Tuesday, May 29, 1711 ­ Budgell]
• [No. 78 ­ Wednesday, May 30, 1711 ­ Steele]
• [No. 79 ­ Thursday, May 31, 1711 ­ Steele]
• [No. 80 ­ Friday, June 1, 1711 ­ Steele]
• [No. 81 ­ Saturday, June 2, 1711 ­ Addison]
• [No. 82 ­ Monday, June 4, 1711 ­ Steele]
• [No. 83 ­ Tuesday, June 5, 1711 ­ Addison]
• [No. 84 ­ Wednesday, June 6, 1711 ­ Steele]
• [No. 85 ­ Thursday, June 7, 1711 ­ Addison]
• [No. 86 ­ Friday, June 8, 1711 ­ Addison]
• [No. 87 ­ Saturday, June 9, 1711 ­ Steele]
• [No. 88 ­ Monday, June 11, 1711 ­ Steele]
• [No. 89 ­ Tuesday, June 12, 1711 ­ Addison]
• [No. 90 ­ Wednesday, June 13, 1711 ­ Addison]
• [No. 91 ­ Thursday, June 14, 1711 ­ Steele]
• [No. 92 ­ Friday, June 15, 1711 ­ Addison]
• [No. 93 ­ Saturday, June 16, 1711 ­ Addison]
• [No. 94 ­ Monday, June 18, 1711 ­ Addison]
• [No. 95 ­ Tuesday, June 19, 1711 ­ Steele]
• [No. 96 ­ Wednesday, June 20, 1711 ­ Steele]
• [No. 97 ­ Thursday, June 21, 1711 ­ Steele]
• [No. 98 ­ Friday, June 22, 1711 ­ Addison]
• [No. 99 ­ Saturday, June 23, 1711 ­ Addison]
• [No. 100 ­ Monday, June 24, 1711 ­ Steele]
• [No. 101 ­ Tuesday, June 26, 1711 ­ Addison]
• [No. 102 ­ Wednesday, June 27, 1711 ­ Addison]
• [No. 103 ­ Thursday, June 28, 1711 ­ Steele]
• [No. 104 ­ Friday, June 29, 1711 ­ Steele]
• [No. 105 ­ Saturday, June 30, 1711 ­ Addison]
• [No. 106 ­ Monday, July 2, 1711 ­ Addison]
• [No. 107 ­ Tuesday, July 3, 1711 ­ Steele]
• [No. 108 ­ Wednesday, July 4, 1711 ­ Addison]
• [No. 109 ­ Thursday, July 5, 1711 ­ Steele]
• [No. 110 ­ Friday, July 6, 1711 ­ Addison]
• [No. 111 ­ Saturday, July 7, 1711 ­ Addison]
• [No. 112 ­ Monday, July 9, 1711 ­ Addison]
• [No. 113 ­ Tuesday, July 10, 1711 ­ Steele]
• [No. 114 ­ Wednesday, July 11, 1711 ­ Steele]
• [No. 115 ­ Thursday, July 12, 1711 ­ Addison]
• [No. 116 ­ Friday, July 13, 1711 ­ Budgell]
• [No. 117 ­ Saturday, July 14, 1711 ­ Addison]
• [No. 118 ­ Monday, July 16, 1711 ­ Steele]
• [No. 119 ­ Tuesday, July 17, 1711 ­ Addison]
• [No. 120 ­ Wednesday, July 18, 1711 ­ Addison]
• [No. 121 ­ Thursday, July 19, 1711 ­ Addison]
• [No. 122 ­ Friday, July 20, 1711 ­ Addison]
• [No. 123 ­ Saturday, July 21, 1711 ­ Addison]
• [No. 124 ­ Monday, July 23, 1711 ­ Addison]
• [No. 125 ­ Tuesday, July 24, 1711 ­ Addison]
• [No. 126 ­ Wednesday, July 25, 1711 ­ Addison]
• [No. 127 ­ Thursday, July 26, 1711 ­ Addison]
• [No. 128 ­ Friday, July 27, 1711 ­ Addison]
• [No. 129 ­ Saturday, July 28, 1711 ­ Addison]
• [No. 130 ­ Monday, July 30, 1711 ­ Addison]
• [No. 131 ­ Tuesday, July 31, 1711 ­ Addison]
• [No. 132 ­ Wednesday, August 1, 1711 ­ Steele]
• [No. 133 ­ Thursday, August 2, 1711 ­ Steele]
• [No. 134 ­ Friday, August 3, 1711 ­ Steele]
• [No. 135 ­ Saturday, August 4, 1711 ­ Addison]
• [No. 136 ­ Monday, August 6, 1711 ­ Steele]
• [No. 137 ­ Tuesday, August 7, 1711 ­ Steele]
• [No. 138 ­ Wednesday, August 8, 1711 ­ Steele]
• [No. 139 ­ Thursday, August 9, 1711 ­ Steele]
• [No. 140 ­ Friday, August 10, 1711 ­ Steele]
• [No. 141 ­ Saturday, August 11, 1711 ­ Steele]
• [No. 142 ­ Monday, August 13, 1711 ­ Steele]
• [No. 143 ­ Tuesday, August 14, 1711 ­ Steele]
• [No. 144 ­ Wednesday, August 15, 1711 ­ Steele]
• [No. 145 ­ Thursday, August 16, 1711 ­ Steele]
• [No. 146 ­ Friday, August 17, 1711 ­ Steele]
• [No. 147 ­ Saturday, August 18, 1711 ­ Steele]
• [No. 148 ­ Monday, August 20, 1711 ­ Steele]
• [No. 149 ­ Tuesday, August 21, 1711 ­ Steele]
• [No. 150 ­ Wednesday, August 22, 1711 ­ Budgell]
• [No. 151 ­ Thursday, August 23, 1711 ­ Steele]
• [No. 152 ­ Friday, August 24, 1711 ­ Steele]
• [No. 153 ­ Saturday, August 25, 1711 ­ Steele]
• [No. 154 ­ Monday, August 27, 1711 ­ Steele]
• [No. 155 ­ Tuesday, August 28, 1711 ­ Steele]
• [No. 156 ­ Wednesday, August 29, 1711 ­ Steele]
• [No. 157 ­ Thursday, August 30, 1711 ­ Steele]
• [No. 158 ­ Friday, August 31, 1711 ­ Steele]
• [No. 159 ­ Saturday, September 1, 1711 ­ Addison]
• [No. 160 ­ Monday, September 3, 1711 ­ Addison]
• [No. 161 ­ Tuesday, September 4, 1711 ­ Budgell]
• [No. 162 ­ Wednesday, September 5, 1711 ­ Addison]
• [No. 163 ­ Thursday, September 6, 1711 ­ Addison]
• [No. 164 ­ Friday, September 7, 1711 ­ Addison]
• [No. 165 ­ Saturday, September 8, 1711 ­ Addison]
• [No. 166 ­ Monday, September 10, 1711 ­ Addison]
• [No. 167 ­ Tuesday, September 11, 1711 ­ Steele]
• [No. 168 ­ Wednesday, September 12, 1711 ­ Steele]
• [No. 169 ­ Thursday, September 13, 1711 ­ Addison]
• [No. 170 ­ Friday, September 14, 1711 ­ Addison]
• [No. 171 ­ Saturday, September 15, 1711 ­ Addison]
• [No. 172 ­ Monday, September 17, 1711 ­ Steele]
• [No. 173 ­ Tuesday, September 18, 1711 ­ Addison]
• [No. 174 ­ Wednesday, September 19, 1711 ­ Steele]
• [No. 175 ­ Thursday, September 20, 1711 ­ Budgell]
• [No. 176 ­ Friday, September 21, 1711 ­ Steele]
• [No. 177 ­ Saturday, September 22, 1711 ­ Addison]
• [No. 178 ­ Monday, September 24, 1711 ­ Steele]
• [No. 179 ­ Tuesday, September 25, 1711 ­ Addison]
• [No. 180 ­ Wednesday, September 26, 1711 ­ Steele]
• [No. 181 ­ Thursday, September 27, 1711 ­ Addison]
• [No. 182 ­ Friday, September 28, 1711 ­ Steele]
• [No. 183 ­ Saturday, September 29, 1711 ­ Addison]
• [No. 184 ­ Monday, October 1, 1711 ­ Addison]
• [No. 185 ­ Tuesday, October 2, 1711 ­ Addison]
• [No. 186 ­ Wednesday, October 3, 1711 ­ Addison]
• [No. 187 ­ Thursday, October 4, 1711 ­ Steele]
• [No. 188 ­ Friday, October 5, 1711 ­ Steele]
• [No. 189 ­ Saturday, October 6, 1711 ­ Addison]
• [No. 190 ­ Monday, October 8, 1711 ­ Steele]
• [No. 191 ­ Tuesday, October 9, 1711 ­ Addison]
• [No. 192 ­ Wednesday, October 10, 1711 ­ Steele]
• [No. 193 ­ Thursday, October 11, 1711 ­ Steele]
• [No. 194 ­ Friday, October 12, 1711 ­ Steele]
• [No. 195 ­ Saturday, October 13, 1711 ­ Addison]
• [No. 196 ­ Monday, October 15, 1711 ­ Steele]
• [No. 197 ­ Tuesday, October 16, 1711 ­ Budgell]
• [No. 198 ­ Wednesday, October 17, 1711 ­ Addison]
• [No. 199 ­ Thursday, October 18, 1711 ­ Steele]
• [No. 200 ­ Friday, October 19, 1711 ­ Steele]
• [No. 201 ­ Saturday, October 20, 1711 ­ Addison]
• [No. 202 ­ Monday, October 22, 1711 ­ Steele]

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