Essays from Addison
Selected and Edited by J. H. Fowler, M.A.
Assistant Master at Clifton College; Author of 'A Manual of Essay-Writing,' (1930)

"Whoever wishes to attain an English style, familiar but not coarse, and elegant but not ostentatious, must give his days and nights to the volumes of Addison." —Samuel Johnson.
 Portrait of Joseph Addison (1672-1719)

Introduction

Life

Addison
as a Writer

Dr. Johnson
on Addison

Essays
Of Addison

The Age