PREFACE
It is observed by Mr. Pope, that ’If ever any
author deserved the name of an original, it was
Shakespeare. Homer himself drew not his art so
immediately from the fountains of natur...
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The English literary and social critic William Hazlitt (1778-1830) is best known for his informal essays, which are elegantly written and cover a wide range of subjects.Born at Maidstone, Kent, on Apr...
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Among the notable themes in William Hazlitt's essays are the disappointments in his life. He failed in love and in social life; yet he recognized his intellectual superiority and exercised it in essay...
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William Hazlitt is best known to modern readers as the author of essays such as "On Going a Journey" and "Indian Jugglers." The face he presented to his contemporaries was not always as accommodating...
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Characters of Shakespeare's Plays
William Hazlitt
William Hazlitt