02675cam a22003853u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003701000130007804000110009104100170010205000070011910000390012624500320016526400510019730000470024833600260029533700260032133800360034749000340038349000380041750000310045550800970048652013680058353400650195165300610201665300310207770000470210883000340215583000380218985600430222799900190227078492UtSlPG20260610134823.0mcr n260607r20261922utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  a22025584  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPR1 aFinger, Charles Joseph,d1869-194110aJoseph Addison and his time 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2026  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier1 a[Little blue book ; no. 328.]1 aTen cent pocket series ; no. 328.  aRelease date is 2026-04-19  aCarla Foust, Tim Miller and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net  a"Joseph Addison and his time" by Charles Joseph Finger is a literary biography and cultural history written in the early 20th century. It explores Addison’s character, his partnership with Richard Steele, and the making and meaning of The Spectator, while painting a lively panorama of early 18th-century English society—its coffeehouses, journalism, morals, and amusements.

The opening of the volume presents Addison in a brisk “telegram” of his life, nods to mild scandals, and reframes his friendship with the charming but improvident Steele through personal letters and an anecdote about a loan gone awry. It then follows the birth of The Spectator, outlines its persona and club, and highlights Sir Roger de Coverley as the lens through which Addison made morality engaging. Substantial excerpts—most notably “The Vision of Mirza,” plus pieces on suspicion and witchcraft—show his tone, aims, and influence. Alongside this, the author sketches Addison’s world: the buzz of coffeehouses, sensationalist news, wagering and bubbles, duelling (and its critique), brutal entertainments, highwaymen, and credulity about witches. The section concludes with tender, illustrative scenes of Sir Roger’s country life and household, setting the book’s blend of biography, excerpt, and social portrait. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  pOriginally published:cGirard: Haldeman-Julius Company, 1922  aGreat Britain -- Social life and customs -- 18th century  aAddison, Joseph, 1672-17191 aHaldeman-Julius, E.q(Emanuel),d1888-1951 0a[Little blue book ; no. 328.] 0aTen cent pocket series ; no. 328.40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/78492  c119210d119210