The Craftsman (newspaper)

18th-century British newspaper

The Craftsman, also known as The Country Journal or, The Craftsman or The Craftsman: Being a Critique on the Times, was a British newspaper which operated from 1726 to 1752. Established by Lord Bolingbroke and William Pulteney, it was edited by Nicholas Amhurst under the pseudonym "Caleb D'Anvers". It is known for publishing letters and essays from Lord Bolingbroke. Lord Bolingbroke and the 'Patriot Whigs' used The Craftsman to oppose the administration of Robert Walpole and his 'Court Whig' faction. The paper's writers included early satirists such as Jonathan Swift and Alexander Pope.^[1]

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