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The Tatler, Steele ’ s first journal, first came out on 12 April 1709, and ran three times a week: Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday.

Steele wrote this periodical under a pseudonym of Isaac Bickerstaff and gave him an entire, fully developed personality.

Steele described his motive in writing The Tatler as " to expose the false arts of life, to pull off the disguises of cunning, vanity, and affectation, and to recommend a general simplicity in our dress, our discourse, and our behavior ".

Steele founded the magazine, and although he and Addison collaborated, Steele wrote the majority of the essays ; Steele wrote roughly 188 of the 271 total, Addison 42, and 36 were the pair ’ s collaborative works.

While Addison contributed to The Tatler, it is widely regarded as Steele ’ s work.