Memoirs of William Hazlitt. With Portions of His Correspondence.
London: Richard Bentley, 1867. First edition. NCBEL III, 1233. ¶ William Carew Hazlitt's biographical account of his grandfather, with correspondence and a check-list of his works.
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Select British Poets, or New Elegant Extracts from Chaucer to the Present Time, with Critical Remarks.
London: Published by Wm. C. Hall, 1824. First edition. Keynes, Hazlitt, 77; NCBEL III, 1232. A substantial anthology of English poetry that was several years in the making and notable for its inclusion of the younger generation - Leigh Hunt, Shelley and Keats - in addition to Wordsworth, Coleridge Lamb.....
An Abridgment of the Light of Nature Pursued, by Abraham Tucker. Originally Published, in Seven Volumes, Under the Name of Edward Search, Esq.
London: Printed for J. Johnson by T. Bensley, 1807. First edition. Keynes 3; NCBEL III, 1231. ¶ William Hazlitt's third book, an abridgment of the magnum opus of 18th century English philosopher Abraham Tucker (1705-1774), The Life of Nature Pursued, originally published over ten years (1768-78) in seven volumes. ¶.....
Characters of Shakespeare’s Plays.
London: Printed by C.H. Reynell for R. Hunter and C. and J. Ollier, 1817. First edition. Keynes 17; NCBEL III, 1231. ¶ One of Hazlitt's major collection of essays, a study of the primary characters in Shakespeare’s plays, with chapters on sonnets, poems and doubtful plays. It was a popular.....
Lectures on the English Comic Writers.
London: Printed for Taylor and Hessey, 1819. First edition. Keynes 44; NCBEL III, 1232. Eight lectures delivered at the Surrey Institution in 1818-1819, on Shakespeare, Ben Johnson, Cowley, Butler, Sucking, Wycherley, Congreve, English Novelists, Hogarth, etc.
Literary Remains of the Late . . . With a Notice of His Life, by His Son, and Thoughts on His Genius and Writings by E. L. Bulwer and Mr. Sergeant Talfourd.
London: Saunders and Otley, 1836. First edition. Keynes 102; NCBEL III, 1233. ¶ 22 essays by Hazlitt, mainly gathered from periodicals, preceded by a biographical preface, essays by Bulwer-Lytton, Sergeant Talfourd, Charles Lamb and six "Sonnets to the Memory of Hazlitt by a Lady."
Notes of a Journey Through France and Italy.
London: Printed for Hunt and Clarke, 1826. First edition, second issue with Hazlitt's name on the title-page. Kenyes, Hazlitt, 92; Pine-Coffin 824-7; NCBEL III, 1232. William Hazlitt's lively and insightful descriptions of France (Paris is the place to be) and Italy, written during a tour there in 1824 and '25.....
Political Essays, with Sketches of Public Characters.
London: Printed for William Hone, 1819. First edition. Keynes 49; NCBEL III, 1232. ¶ A collection of Hazlitt's political journalism from circa 1813-1818, with character sketches and a few earlier pieces added. Subjects include Coleridge's Statesman's Manual, Napoleon (a favorite of Hazlitt), Southey as Poet Laureate, Edmund Burke, and extracts.....
The Plain Speaker: Opinions on Books, Men, and Things.
London: Henry Colburn, 1826. First edition. Keynes 89; NCBEL III, 1232. 32 essays on literary and cultural topics, many of which originally appeared in periodicals from 1818 to 1825. Contemporary bookplate of J.H. Ball on the front paste-downs. Contemporary ink signature on the front free endpapers.
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