Project Gutenberg 2012-11-27 Public domain in the USA. 213 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 Reading ease score: 48.6 (College-level). Difficult to read. en Authors, English -- 18th century -- Biography Addison, Joseph, 1672-1719 PR Text Category: Biographies Category: British Literature 406029 2025-08-16T16:56:24.123893 text/html 385675 2024-10-23T12:35:59 text/html 236127 2025-08-16T16:56:29.496899 application/epub+zip 239234 2025-08-16T16:56:24.988908 application/epub+zip 196611 2025-08-16T16:56:24.535909 application/epub+zip 365894 2025-08-16T16:56:32.958887 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 326056 2025-08-16T16:56:28.953924 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 284212 2022-09-19T04:14:21.230884 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 364805 2025-08-16T16:56:23.334896 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 344979 2024-10-23T12:35:59 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16456 2025-08-16T16:56:33.120867 application/rdf+xml 11525 2025-08-16T16:56:24.622914 image/jpeg 1919 2025-08-16T16:56:24.579923 image/jpeg 239019 2025-08-16T16:56:24.160922 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia