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WILLIAM HAZLITT, ESSAYIST & CRITIC: Selections from His Writings by Ireland, Alexander (ed.)
- Bookseller: Buday Books / Vintage Reading (TM)
(US)
- Seller Inventory #: 2633
- Book condition: Hardcover; spine ends lightly worn; cover tips bumped; top edges gilt; otherwise, condition quite good.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: Frederick Warne,
- Place: London:
- Date published: [1889]
- Pages: 510pp.
Description
London:: Frederick Warne,, [1889]. Hardcover; spine ends lightly worn; cover tips bumped; top edges gilt; otherwise, condition quite good.. Hazlitt (1778-1830), English journalist / literary & dramatic critic / essayist, known for the forcible expression of his views which involved him in a number of quarrels. Nevertheless, `his essays are classics [of] their kind...his style of writing has no conscious artistry or literary pretensions & can be read for sheer enjoyment.'
spine : The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf. Also known as the back.
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