There is no journal with a livelier and richer history than The
Spectator. As well as being the world's oldest current affairs
magazine, none has been closer to spheres of power and influence in
Britain. Since its first appearance in 1828, during the dying days
of the Georgian era, The Spectator has been ready to spar - with
the Tories and their Prime Minister, the Duke of Wellington, with a
corrupt political system, and with the lacklustre literary world of
the day. Over the subsequent 54 Prime Ministers, The Spectator has
not just watched the world go by but has waded into the fray: it
has campaigned on consistently liberal lines, fighting for voters'
rights, free trade, the free press and the decriminalisation of
homosexuality, while offering open-minded criticism of every modern
taboo and orthodoxy. 10,000 Not Out marks the magazine's 10,000th
issue by recounting the turbulent and tortuous tale of its history,
of 192 years chock-full of crises and campaigns, of literary flair
and barbed wit. Eight chapters chart the evolution of the title -
from radical weekly newspaper, to moralising Victorian guardian, to
wartime watchdog, to satirical magazine, to High-Tory counsellor,
to the irreverent but influential Spectator of the twenty-first
century. The book weaves together copious quotations from the
magazine's unparalleled archive, the contemporary press, private
letters and staff anecdote.
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