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100 1 _aFinger, Charles Joseph,
_d1869-1941
245 1 0 _aJoseph Addison and his time
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2026
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
490 1 _a[Little blue book ; no. 328.]
490 1 _aTen cent pocket series ; no. 328.
500 _aRelease date is 2026-04-19
508 _aCarla Foust, Tim Miller and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net
520 _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.)
534 _pOriginally published:
_cGirard: Haldeman-Julius Company, 1922
653 _aGreat Britain -- Social life and customs -- 18th century
653 _aAddison, Joseph, 1672-1719
700 1 _aHaldeman-Julius, E.
_q(Emanuel),
_d1888-1951
830 0 _a[Little blue book ; no. 328.]
830 0 _aTen cent pocket series ; no. 328.
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/78492
999 _c119210
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