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Joseph Addison
The Poetical Works of Addison; Gay's Fables; and Somerville's Chase With Memoirs and Critical Dissertations, by the Rev. George Gilfillan

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The Poetical Works of Addison; Gay's Fables; and Somerville's Chase With Memoirs and Critical Dissertations, by the Rev. George Gilfillan

by Joseph Addison, John Gay, William Somerville

EN·~9 hours·13 chapters

Chapters

13 total

M.DCCC.LIX. - ADDISON'S POETICAL WORKS. - LIFE OF JOSEPH ADDISON, - POEMS ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS:—

0:53

OVID'S METAMORPHOSES:— - BOOK II.

0:23

BOOK III.

0:18

BOOK IV.

0:03

TO HER ROYAL HIGHNESS THE PRINCESS OF WALES, - TO SIR GODFREY KNELLER, ON HIS PICTURE OF THE KING, - THE PLAY-HOUSE, - ON THE LADY MANCHESTER, - AN ODE, - AN HYMN, - AN ODE, - AN HYMN, - PARAPHRASE ON PSALM XXIII. - THE LIFE OF JOHN GAY - GAY'S FABLES:— - INTRODUCTION.—PART I.

2:20

PART II.

0:50

SOMERVILLE'S CHASE. - THE LIFE OF WILLIAM SOMERVILLE - SOMERVILLE'S CHASE:— - Book I. - Book II. - Book III. - Book IV. - LIFE OF JOSEPH ADDISON.

50:03

ADDISON'S POETICAL WORKS. - POEMS ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. - TO MR DRYDEN.

3:34:51

THE LIFE OF JOHN GAY.

1:29:56

FABLE XXXVII. - THE FARMER'S WIFE AND THE RAVEN.

3:03:29

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~9 hours (561K characters)

Release date

2004-01-01

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

Source

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/10587

Subjects

Dramatists, English -- 18th century -- Biography Poets, English -- 18th century -- Biography English poetry -- 18th century PR

About the authors

Joseph Addison

1672–1719

A master of the periodical essay, this English writer helped shape a clear, graceful prose style that influenced readers for generations. His work with Richard Steele on The Spectator made everyday manners, morals, and conversation feel lively and worth thinking about.

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John Gay

1685–1732

Best remembered for "The Beggar’s Opera," this lively English poet and dramatist helped turn satire into popular entertainment. His writing mixed wit, music, and sharp social observation in ways that still feel surprisingly fresh.

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William Somerville

1675–1742

Best known for turning country sports into vivid poetry, this eighteenth-century English writer brought the energy of the hunt and the feel of rural life onto the page. His work mixes sharp observation, wit, and a real affection for the world he knew.

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