Remarks on Several Parts of Italy

Name: Remarks on Several Parts of Italy
Author: Joseph Addison

by Joseph Addison

Prose account of observations and impressions from travels through Italian cities

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Joseph Addison

English essayist and politician who co-founded The Spectator with Richard Steele in 1711, inventing the modern periodical essay. The Spectator educated its readers in polite manners, cultural appreciation, and civic virtue. His prose style was praised by Dr. Johnson as a model of English.

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