"The Vision of Mirza" and "Westminster Abbey," first printed in "The Spectator," are examples of Addison's wondrous gift of expression. He leads us to higher realms. (Volume 27, Harvard Classics)
Last issue of "The Spectator" published Dec. 6, 1712.
Introductory Note: Thomas Hobbes
Leviathan (Ch. II & III), by Thomas Hobbes
Introductory Note: Oliver Goldsmith
She Stoops to Conquer (Act I), by Oliver Goldsmith
Introductory Note: Izaak Walton
The Life of Mr. George Herbert, by Izaak Walton
Introductory Note: Charles Darwin (#2)
The Voyage of the Beagle (Ch. XX), by Charles Darwin
Introductory Note: Robert Browning
Poems, by Robert Browning
Introductory Note: Izaak Walton
The Life of Dr. Donne, by Izaak Walton
Introductory Note: Alessandro Manzoni
I Promessi Sposi (Ch. 31), by Alessandro Manzoni
Introductory Note: The Story of the Volsungs and Niblungs
The Story of the Volsungs and Niblungs (Ch. 24-27)
Introductory Note: Adam Smith
Wealth of Nations (Book I, Ch. 1), by Adam Smith
Introductory Note: Robert Louis Stevenson
Truth of Intercourse, by Robert Louis Stevenson
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