Selected Writings

"Writing at a time of great social and intellectual turmoil, William Hazlitt (1778-1830) was uncompromising in his defence of truth, liberty and justice, and in his championship of the inarticulate and exploited he added a potent voice to the tradition of radical protest. A magnificent word juggler, he joined shrewd intellectual judgement with a remarkabe facility to detect the significant trends of his day"--from page [4] of cover.