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How many issues of The Spectator did Joseph Addison contribute?

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Joseph Addison was a primary contributor to the periodical The Spectator. During the initial run of the publication from March 1, 1711, to December 6, 1712, Addison contributed 274 numbers in total.1

Following the conclusion of the original series, Addison revived the periodical in 1714, publishing 80 additional numbers with the assistance of two others. These later issues were subsequently reprinted as the eighth volume of the collection.21