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Delphi Complete Works of Joseph Addison (Illustrated)

Joseph Addison

Publisher: Delphi Classics Ltd

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Summary

The English essayist, poet, playwright and politician, Joseph Addison was a leading contributor and guiding spirit of the periodicals ‘The Tatler’ and ‘The Spectator’. Addison also wrote ‘Cato’, one of the most successful tragedies of the eighteenth century. Dr. Samuel Johnson’s praise of Addison established him as one of the most admired and influential masters of prose. This comprehensive eBook presents Addison’s complete works, with numerous illustrations, rare texts appearing in digital print for the first time, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1)
 
* Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Addison’s life and works* Concise introductions to the major works* All the plays and English poetry, with individual contents tables* Features rare works appearing for the first time in digital publishing * Excellent formatting of the texts* Rare essays available in no other collection* Special alphabetical contents table for the poetry * Includes Addison’s rare magazine contributions – available in no other collection* Features four biographies - discover Addison’s literary life* Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres
 
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CONTENTS:
 
The Dramatic WorksRosamondCatoThe Drummer
 
The PoetryThe Poetical Works of AddisonThe Poems in Alphabetical Order
 
The ProseRemarks on Several Parts of Italy, &c.The Present State of the War, and the Necessity of an Augmentation, Consider’dThe Late Tryal and Conviction of Count TariffA Dissertation upon the Most Celebrated Roman PoetsThe Old WhigDialogues upon the Usefulness of Ancient MedalsSerinoThe Evidences of the Christian ReligionA Discourse on Antient and Modern LearningMaxims, observations, and Reflections: Moral, Political, and DivineNotes upon the Twelve Books of Paradise LostThe Sir Roger de Coverley Papers
 
The MagazinesEssays from ‘The Tatler’The SpectatorEssays from ‘The Free-Holder’
 
The BiographiesAddison by William John CourthopeAddison by Samuel JohnsonLife of Joseph Addison by George GilfillanJoseph Addison by William Spalding
 
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Available since: 10/12/2017.

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