William Hazlitt (1778-1830) developed a variety of identities as a writer: essayist, philosopher, critic of literature, drama, and painting, biographer, politic
This book contains a collection of essays by William Hazlitt. They were collected this form by George Sampson and first published by in 1917. This anthology inc
This volume gathers together some of the most brilliant and influential essays ever written in English.The Spirit of Controversy uses versions of the essays as
Hazlitt is one of the greatest masters of English prose style and this new selection demonstrates the variety and richness of his writing. The volume includes c