_Addison_, by W. J. Courthope, in the _English Men of Letters Series_,
1884. The best life; it has superseded, for the general reader, the
older _Life of Joseph Addison_, by Lucy Aiken, 1846.
_The Life and Writings of Addison_, by T. B. Macaulay. Macaulay's
familiar essay, which first appeared in the _Edinburgh Review_
for July, 1843, is still the best brief estimate, though it rather
exaggerates the merits both of Addison's genius and his writings.
_The Lives of the Poets, Addison_, by Samuel Johnson, 1781. Judicious
and sensible; of permanent value.
_Lectures on the English Humourists, Addison_, by W. M. Thackeray.
_Le Public et les Hommes de Lettres en Angleterre au XVIII^e Siècle_,
par A. Beljame, 1881. This admirable work--which unfortunately is not
translated--contains a full account of Addison's career, as well as an
estimate of his work. The bibliography in the Appendix is valuable.