Episode 2
The Great Essayists: Writer and philosopher AC Grayling continues his exploration of key figures from the glory days of the English essay. 2/4: Joseph Addison.
The Great Essayists
Writer and philosopher AC Grayling continues his exploration of key figures from the glory days of the English essay.
2/4. The essays of English parliamentarian Joseph Addison, born in 1672, are literary gems, showing an ease and lucidity of style combined with great wisdom on the subject of human virtue.
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