''The Observator'' was a newspaper written in the form of a dialogue by

Roger L'Estrange Sir Roger L'Estrange (17 December 1616 – 11 December 1704) was an English pamphleteer, author, courtier and press censor. Throughout his life L'Estrange was frequently mired in controversy and acted as a staunch ideological defender of King ...

, and published from April 13, 1681 to March 9, 1687. L'Estrange was a defender of the Monarchy, and promoted his anti- whig agenda through ''The Observator''. Most issues were printed by the Brome family in

London London is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, largest city of both England and the United Kingdom, with a population of in . London metropolitan area, Its wider metropolitan area is the largest in Wester ...

England England is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is located on the island of Great Britain, of which it covers about 62%, and List of islands of England, more than 100 smaller adjacent islands. It ...

, at the ''"Gun in S. Pauls Church-yard"''.

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* The ''Cambridge History of English and American Literature'' in 18 Volume

* The Augustan Reprint Society. ''Selections from The Observator''. William Andrews Clark Memorial Library: University of California, Los Angeles. 1970. {{DEFAULTSORT:Observator Defunct newspapers published in the United Kingdom 1681 establishments in England