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Memoirs of William Hazlitt V1: With Portions of His Correspondence (1867) is a biographical work about the life and times of William Hazlitt, a prominent English essayist and literary critic of the 19th century. The book is a collection of Hazlitt's personal memoirs, as well as a selection of his correspondence with other notable figures of his time, including Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Charles Lamb, and William Wordsworth. The memoirs cover Hazlitt's childhood, his early years as a writer, his personal and professional relationships, and his thoughts on politics, literature, and philosophy. The book provides a fascinating insight into the life of one of the most influential literary figures of the Romantic era, and is a must-read for anyone interested in the history of English literature and intellectual culture.In Two Volumes.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
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William Carew Hazlitt, a.k.a. W. Carew Hazlitt, was an English attorney, writer, editor, and bibliographer. He was the great-grandson of Unitarian pastor and author William Hazlitt, and the son of William Hazlitt, registrar and barrister, as well as the grandson of essayist and critic William Hazlitt. After completing his education at the Merchant Taylors' School, William Carew Hazlitt was admitted to the Inner Temple bar in 1861. Handbook to the Popular, Poetical and Dramatic Literature of Great Britain: From the Invention of Printing to the Restoration (1867) is one of Hazlitt's numerous books. In addition, he wrote Old Cookery Books and Ancient Cuisine (1886) and The History of the Venetian Republic: Her Rise, Her Greatness, and Her Civilization (1860). Elliot Stock, London, 1887, The Book-Lover's Library, Gleanings in Old Garden Literature, is of much utility, historical interest, and pleasure to gardeners and collectors of herbals, etc. A Bibliography of Gardening Literature, 1603-1800, as well as one on herbal remedies and beekeeping, is included in the book's last chapter. The book mostly discusses gardening in Europe and how it was adopted and altered in Britain between the 15th and the 17th centuries. His A Dictionary of Faiths and Folk Lore is extensive in breadth and quirky in its choice. Reeves & Turner, 1905. OCLC 647632425., which conserves proof of a variety of long-gone traditional traditions.
