Selected Writings of William Hazlitt - William Hazlitt

Title: Selected Writings of William Hazlitt
Author: William Hazlitt
Publisher: Signet Classics / The New American Library
Format: Mass market paperback
Edition: First printing, February 1972
ISBN: 0451505689
Condition: Fair. Noticeable shelf wear, rubbing, creasing and marks to the covers and edges, with age toning and surface wear. The spine shows heavier wear and a prominent black mark near the lower end. Binding remains intact in the photographed areas. Please see photos for the exact copy available.

A wide-ranging selection of William Hazlitt’s essays and prose, edited and introduced by Christopher Salvesen, bringing together his writing on literature, politics, philosophy, travel and personal recollection. The collection includes shorter and longer essays as well as an excerpt from The Life of Napoleon Buonaparte.

Hazlitt’s energetic conversational style and sharp critical voice made him one of the major English essayists of the Romantic period, and this Signet Classics selection offers a compact introduction to the breadth of his work.