Project Gutenberg 2012-11-27 Public domain in the USA. 66 Courthope, William John 1842 1917 Addison E-text prepared by the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (http://archive.org) "Addison" by William John Courthope is a biographical account written in the early 20th century. This work is part of the English Men of Letters series, which aims to explore the lives and contributions of notable English authors. The book primarily focuses on the life, writings, and influence of Joseph Addison, delving into the literary and social context of the 18th century in England. The opening of the book sets the stage by examining the state of English society and letters after the Restoration. It highlights the contrast between the lack of significant personal records about Addison's life and the profound impact he had on his contemporaries. Courthope discusses the admiration Addison garnered from fellow writers, such as Pope and Swift, underscoring Addison's role in harmonizing societal debates through his writings. The narrative introduces themes of public opinion and the challenges of reconciling differing social elements amidst the chaotic political landscape of the time. This section hints at the complex interplay between Addison's personality, his contributions to literature, and the broader historical circumstances shaping his work. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/41496/41496-h/images/cover.jpg en Authors, English -- 18th century -- Biography Addison, Joseph, 1672-1719 PR Text Browsing: Biographies Browsing: Literature 406117 405924 2024-09-17T11:46:27.463499 2023-09-18T06:45:15.023325 text/html text/html 406101 2012-11-27T11:35:00 text/html 226671 2012-11-27T11:38:10 text/html application/zip 236296 2024-09-17T11:46:33.376483 application/epub+zip 239557 2024-09-17T11:46:28.377494 application/epub+zip 196922 2024-09-17T11:46:27.904494 application/epub+zip 366222 2024-09-17T11:46:37.247434 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 326354 2024-09-17T11:46:32.813469 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 284212 2022-09-19T04:14:21.230884 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 364929 364781 2024-09-17T11:46:26.484557 2023-09-18T06:45:14.157282 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 364495 2012-11-27T11:30:19 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 139844 2012-11-27T11:30:20 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 364530 2012-11-27T11:30:20 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 139790 2012-11-27T11:30:20 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19999 2024-09-17T11:46:37.387428 application/rdf+xml 11525 2024-09-17T11:46:28.003489 image/jpeg 1919 2024-09-17T11:46:27.953537 image/jpeg 239082 2024-09-17T11:46:27.504477 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog