Joseph Addison, English essayist, poet, playwright, and politician (born 1672)

Joseph Addison

British writer and politician (1672–1719)

Joseph Addison was a British writer and politician. He was the eldest son of Lancelot Addison. His name is usually remembered alongside that of his long-standing friend Richard Steele, with whom he founded The Spectator magazine. His simple prose style marked the end of the…