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Eustace Budgell
1686–1737
A sharp-witted essayist and politician from the early 18th century, remembered for his connection to Joseph Addison and for writing in the lively world of London periodicals. His career mixed literary promise, public office, and a dramatic personal downfall.
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The Sir Roger de Coverley Papers
by Joseph Addison, Eustace Budgell, Sir Richard Steele
The De Coverley Papers, From 'The Spectator'
by Joseph Addison, Eustace Budgell, Sir Richard Steele
The Coverley Papers, From 'The Spectator'
by Joseph Addison, Eustace Budgell, Sir Richard Steele
About the author
Born in 1686 near Exeter, Eustace Budgell was an English writer and politician, and a cousin of Joseph Addison. He studied at Oxford and rose to notice in the circle around Addison, contributing essays to The Spectator, one of the most influential periodicals of its time.
Budgell also held public posts in Ireland through political patronage, but his career was troubled by controversy and financial strain. Later in life he became entangled in disputes and accusations that damaged his reputation.
He died in 1737. Although his life ended unhappily, he is still remembered as part of the literary and political world that helped shape the essay tradition in early 18th-century England.