William Hazlitt: Letters 1817-1830

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William Hazlitt: Letters 1817-1830

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Hazlitt, William, 1778-1830

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In October 1812, William Hazlitt was hired by the Morning Chronicle as a parliamentary reporter. Soon he met John Hunt, publisher of the Examiner, and his younger brother Leigh Hunt, the poet and essayist, who edited the weekly paper. Hazlitt began to contribute miscellaneous essays to the Examiner in 1813, and the scope of his work for the Chronicle was expanded to include drama criticism, literary criticism, and political essays. In 1814 the Champion was added to the list of periodicals that a...

Hazlitt, William, 1811-1893

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Epithet: son of William Carew Hazlitt British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001039.0x0003dc William Hazlitt (1778-1830), essayist, was born at Maidstone, Kent, on 10 April 1778. He was educated at the Unitarian college at Hackney, but abandoned his plans to join the ministry around 1797. He gave lectures, some of which were published, wrote for the Edinburgh review, London magazine and other publications, and publish...