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Selected Writings. William Hazlitt (1778-1830) developed a variety of identities as a writer: essayist, philosopher, critic of literature, drama and art, biographer, political commentator, and polemicist. Praised for his eloquence, he was also reviled by conservatives for his radical politics.

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Originally published in 1917, this book contains a selection from the works of the renowned critic and essayist William Hazlitt (17781830). The selection ranges through all of Hazlitt's essays, from The Round Table to the posthumous pieces, taking in a variety of subject matter. Thirteen essays are included, with the first seven being related to drama and literature, the following three to art.

William Hazlitt, Essays of the Principles of Human Action, on the Systems of Hartley and Helvetius, and on Abstract Ideas (1835), with intro. by J.V. Price (facsimile ed., Bristol, c.1990). William Hazlitt, Lectures on the English Poets (1818) and The Spirit of the Age.

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William Hazlitt was born on April 10, 1778, and died a hundred years ago on September 18, 1830. His father, the Rev. William Hazlitt, was a Unitarian minister, who in 1778 had been preaching for eight years at the Chapel in Maidstone.

Selected Essays of William Hazlitt, 1778: 1830. William Hazlitt. Nonesuch Press, 1930 - English literature - 807 pages. 0 Reviews. What people are saying - Write a review. We haven't found any reviews in the usual places. Contents. On the Love of the Country. 3.

This particular edition contains a wealth of essays from a wide range of topics; which, considering the price, makes this a brilliant bargain. However, not everything is perfect. For readers already acquainted with the works of Hazlitt, this edition leaves a lot to be desired.

George Sampson has collected here some of William Hazlitt’s finest works. The first four essays show him as the Boswell Lamb and the candid friend of Wordsworth and Coleridge. The next three are an extension of this group, forming a pleasant parallel to Lamb’s Detached Thoughts on Books and Reading and his delightful essays on the old actors.