A look at satirist Joseph Addison's The Spectator and what it highlights about our society. From this analysis we can conclude, The Spectator, with translations and indexes of the series. Credits: Jonathon Ingram, Clytie Siddall and the online distributed proofreading team, Sir Richard Steele's essay, The Spectator Club, describes six members whose activities and characters are developed. in various other essays by Steele and his collaborator, Joseph Addison. April 6, 2024, 5: ET The Telegraph Michael Tanner, Cambridge philosopher, ardent critic of Wagnerian opera and Spectator - obituary. The Spectator, a weekly news and opinion magazine, published in London and widely known for its reviews and essays on political, literary and economic issues. Its editorial stance is as follows: The original and inspiration behind the reboot of The Spectator was an edition created by Joseph Addison, a Whig politician, and his womanizing companion, Dick Steele. What we are doing now.