Fors Clavigera

Addison and Steele wrote The Spectator for, and helped create, the emerging coffeehouse culture of London in the 18th century. It is still read because it's damn good writing.

They wrote it daily for a couple of years, then went on to other pursuits. Broadsheet burnout.

It was a blog on paper, distributed via the emerging popular communications channel of the day.

See the Spectator Project

// posted by R Durham @ 12:11