Project Gutenberg 2004-10-05 Public domain in the USA. 1068 Steele, Richard, Sir 1672 1729 Edgar, John, Sir Steele, R. (Richard), Sir Bickerstaff, Isaac Steele, Sir Richard Addison, Joseph 1672 1719 Bickerstaff, Isaac Aitken, George Atherton 1860 1917 Aitken, George A. Aitken, G. A. The Tatler, Volume 1 Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Tatler_(1709_journal) Produced by Jon Ingram and PG Distributed Proofreaders "The Tatler, Volume 1" by Sir Richard Steele and Joseph Addison is a collection of essays and articles written in the early 18th century. This periodical, which began publication in 1709, aimed to offer commentary on social manners, public affairs, and domestic life, while also providing entertainment for its readers. It is famously associated with its fictional editor, Isaac Bickerstaff, who critiques society, discusses contemporary topics, and shares personal anecdotes. The opening of "The Tatler" introduces the concept of a paper designed to engage and enlighten its audience. Steele outlines his goal to serve both as a source of news and entertainment, particularly for women, and presents himself as an astute observer of the human condition. The first articles illustrate various scenes and character sketches from London life, including humorous tales of a lovesick gentleman and theatrical performances, all enlivened by wit and social commentary. As such, the publication seeks to pull back the curtain on the follies and vices present in society, while promoting virtues like simplicity and authenticity. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 60.9 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en English wit and humor -- Periodicals English essays -- 18th century -- Periodicals Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1702-1714 -- Periodicals PR Text Browsing: Humour Browsing: Literature Browsing: Politics Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches Category: British Literature 1005128 2025-06-06T06:04:56.895005 text/html 1037091 2020-12-18T08:56:12 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 435864 2025-06-06T06:05:13.379919 application/epub+zip 452090 2025-06-06T06:05:00.114006 application/epub+zip 452090 2025-06-06T06:04:58.242974 application/epub+zip 831976 2025-06-06T06:05:23.839902 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 795419 2025-06-06T06:05:12.007927 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 786865 2022-09-07T03:27:59.525855 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 792365 2025-06-06T06:04:55.032997 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 792204 2020-12-18T08:56:12 text/plain; charset=utf-8 18694 2025-06-06T06:05:24.010854 application/rdf+xml 10388 2025-06-06T06:04:58.910976 image/jpeg 2816 2025-06-06T06:04:58.575977 image/jpeg 412758 2025-06-06T06:04:56.972999 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia en.wikipedia