The diaries of the author's years as editor-in-chief of Vanity Fair also serves as a portrait of the 1980s in New York and Hollywood, describing her summons from London in the hopes of saving Condé Nast's periodical and her experiences within the world of glamour magazines

In 1713, soon after publication of the Spectator had come to an end, its place on breakfast tables of Queen Anne's London was taken by the Guardian. Richard Steele, continuing in the new paper the blend of learning, wit, and moral instruction that had proved so attractive in the Tatler and Spectator, was the editor and principal writer; in the 175 numbers of the Guardian he included 53 essays by Joseph Addison, as well as contributions by Alexander Pope, George Berkeley, and several others, some of whom doubtless transmitted their papers through the famous lion's head letterbox that Addison had erected in Button's coffeehouse. "These papers," as John C. Stephens writes in the introduction to his edition of the Guardian, "helped to form and to shape the morals and manners of countless generations in Britain and abroad." This first modern edition of the Guardian was prepared from the original printing of the papers, is fully annotated and indexed, and includes a comprehensive introduction discussing especially the authorship of the individual essays.

The must-read memoir about the dazzling days and dark nights of a Chelsea childhood . . . 'Brilliant and moving' The Times 'Dazzling' Evening Standard 'Beautifully written' Marian Keyes 'Unflinchingly honest Sunday Times 'Superbly written' Guardian 'A triumph' i _______ Her father was a hairdresser to the rich and famous - he was also their drug dealer. Her mother was an alcoholic fashion model. Her days and nights were non-stop parties - she spent them taking care of her little sister and putting out naked flames. And when her sister dies aged nine, Gavanndra is left alone with her grief. Growing up in the dazzling days and dark nights of her parents' social lives, surviving means fitting into their dysfunctional world, while stopping the family from falling apart . . . _________ 'A redemptive tale of an emotional reckoning' i 'This story will stay with you long after you put the book down' Emma Gannon 'There are scenes that will reduce you to tears, but there's also humour, forgiveness and uplifting optimism. By the end of this dazzling debut you just want to give her a huge cheer for coming through' Evening Standard 'A masterful writer with a gift for storytelling' i

The English essayist, poet, playwright and politician, Joseph Addison was a leading contributor and guiding spirit of the periodicals ‘The Tatler’ and ‘The Spectator’. Addison also wrote ‘Cato’, one of the most successful tragedies of the eighteenth century. Dr. Samuel Johnson’s praise of Addison established him as one of the most admired and influential masters of prose. This comprehensive eBook presents Addison’s complete works, with numerous illustrations, rare texts appearing in digital print for the first time, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1) * Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Addison’s life and works * Concise introductions to the major works * All the plays and English poetry, with individual contents tables * Features rare works appearing for the first time in digital publishing * Excellent formatting of the texts * Rare essays available in no other collection * Special alphabetical contents table for the poetry * Includes Addison’s rare magazine contributions – available in no other collection * Features four biographies - discover Addison’s literary life * Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles CONTENTS: The Dramatic Works Rosamond Cato The Drummer The Poetry The Poetical Works of Addison The Poems in Alphabetical Order The Prose Remarks on Several Parts of Italy, &c. The Present State of the War, and the Necessity of an Augmentation, Consider’d The Late Tryal and Conviction of Count Tariff A Dissertation upon the Most Celebrated Roman Poets The Old Whig Dialogues upon the Usefulness of Ancient Medals Serino The Evidences of the Christian Religion A Discourse on Antient and Modern Learning Maxims, observations, and Reflections: Moral, Political, and Divine Notes upon the Twelve Books of Paradise Lost The Sir Roger de Coverley Papers The Magazines Essays from ‘The Tatler’ The Spectator Essays from ‘The Free-Holder’ Essays from ‘The Guardian’ Essays from ‘The Lover’ The Biographies Addison by William John Courthope Addison by Samuel Johnson Life of Joseph Addison by George Gilfillan Joseph Addison by William Spalding Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles or to purchase this eBook as a Parts Edition of individual eBooks

Reproduction of the original: The Spectator by Joseph Addison, Richard Steele