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The plain speaker : opinions on books, men, and things : in two volumes

William Hazlitt (Author), Henry Colburn (Publisher), Thomas Davison (Printer), J. Nichols and Son (Printer)
Print Book, English, 1826
Henry Colburn, New Burlington-Street, London, 1826
Essays
2 volumes (465, 447 pages) ; 23 cm (8vo)
1019661
The prose style of poets
Dreams
The conversation of authors
Reason and imagination
Application to study
Londoners and country people
The spirit of obligations
The old age of artists
Envy
Sitting for one's picture
Whether genius is conscious of its powers?
The pleasure of hating
Dr. Spurzheim's theory
Egotism
Hot and cold
The new school of reform
The qualifications necessary to success in life
The look of a gentleman
Reading old books
Personal character
People of sense
Antiquity
The difference between writing and speaking
A portrait of an English lady / Vandyke
Novelty and familiarity
Old English writers and speakers
Madame Pasta and Mademoiselle Mars
Scott, Racine, and Shakespeare
Depth and superficiality
Respectable people
The jealousy and the spleen of party
Anonymous. By William Hazlitt. See Keynes, Bibliography of William Hazlitt
"London: Printed by Thomas Davison, Whitefriars"--Title page verso
Colophon of vol. 2: London: Printed by J. Nichols and Son
With 6 unnumbered pages of publisher's advertisements at end of volume 1
Errata: page [2] of vol. 1