Arrange the following journals in chronological order:

1. A. The Tatler
2. B. The Examiner (Leigh Hunt's)
3. C. Defoe's The Review
4. D. The Spectator

1. AA, D, C, B
2. BB, A, D, C
3. CC, A, B, D
4. DC, A, D, B

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Correct answer: D. C, A, D, B

Explanation

Defoe's Review (1704) → The Tatler (1709) → The Spectator (1711) → Leigh and John Hunt's Examiner (1808).

Note: The key reads 'The Examiner' as the Hunts' weekly (1808), not Swift's Tory Examiner (1710).