William Hazlitt: References & Edit History

Additional Reading

Biographies of Hazlitt include P.P. Howe, The Life of William Hazlitt, new ed. (1947, reissued 1972); Herschel C. Baker, William Hazlitt (1962); Ralph M. Wardle, Hazlitt (1971); and Stanley Jones, Hazlitt: A Life, from Winterslow to Frith Street (1989). Studies of Hazlitt’s works and career include John Kinnaird, William Hazlitt, Critic of Power (1978); David Bromwich, Hazlitt: The Mind of a Critic (1983; reissued 1999); Tom Paulin, The Day-Star of Liberty: William Hazlitt’s Radical Style (1998); Stephen Burley, Hazlitt the Dissenter: Religion, Philosophy, and Politics, 1766–1816 (2014); and Kevin Gilmartin, William Hazlitt: Political Essayist (2015). Jon Cook, Hazlitt in Love (2007), is a study of Liber Amoris.

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Article History

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Anniversary information added. Sep 14, 2026
Anniversary information added. Apr 06, 2026
Article revised. Jun 28, 2024
First paragraph modernization. Mar 12, 2024
Invalidated site: The University of Adelaide - Biography of William Hazlitt. Feb 11, 2020
Add new Web site: The University of Adelaide - Biography of William Hazlitt. Nov 20, 2019
Add new Web site: AllMusic - Scott Joplin. Feb 10, 2012
Add new Web site: Spartacus Educational - Biography of William Hazlitt. Feb 10, 2012
Add new Web site: Songwriters Hall of Fame - Biography of Scott Joplin. Feb 10, 2012
Add new Web site: Songwriters Hall of Fame - Biography of Scott Joplin. Feb 10, 2012
Add new Web site: Songwriters Hall of Fame - Stephen Foster. Feb 09, 2012
Bibliography updated. Nov 05, 2008
Article added to new online database. May 04, 1999
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