Richard Steele

Author Bio

Richard Steele was an English writer, journalist, and essayist best known as a co-founder of The Spectator with Joseph Addison. He helped shape the periodical essay form through lively, accessible prose that blended moral reflection, social observation, and literary criticism. His work played an important role in the development of modern journalism and essay writing, and remains influential in studies of 18th-century English literature.

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