Plain Speaker: Opinions on Books, Men, and Things

by William Hazlitt

45 chapters20h 30mEnglish1870

About this book

The Plain Speaker: Opinions on Books, Men, and Things is a posthumous collection of essays by William Hazlitt, organized by his grandson, William Carew Hazlitt. The book contains some of Hazlitt's more famous essays that couldn't be found in book format. (Summary by Leni)

Chapters (45)

1On the Prose Style of Poets, part 1

1207

2On the Prose Style of Poets, part 2

1183

3On Dreams

1821

4On the Conversation of Authors

2332

5On the Same Subject Continued

1856

6On Reason and Imagination

1962

7On Application to Study

1979

8On Londoners and Country People, part 1

1211

9On Londoners and Country People, part 2

980

10On the Spirit of Obligations

1831

11On the Old Age of Artists

2025

12On Envy (A Dialogue)

2268

13On Sitting for One's Picture

1678

14Whether Genius is Conscious of its Powers

2080

15On the Pleasure of Hating

2076

16On Dr. Spurzheim's Theory, part 1

1527

17On Dr. Spurzheim's Theory, part 2

1606

18On Egotism, part 1

1209

19On Egotism, part 2

1207

20Hot and Cold

2025

21The New School of Reform: a Dialogue Between a Rationalist and a Sentimentalist, part 1

1577

22The New School of Reform: a Dialogue Between a Rationalist and a Sentimentalist, part 2

1743

23On the Qualifications Necessary to Success in Life, part 1

1204

24On the Qualifications Necessary to Success in Life, part 2

1515

25On the Look of a Gentleman

2059

26On Reading Old Books

1872

27On Personal Character, part 1

1052

28On Personal Character, part 2

1061

29On People of Sense

2087

30On Antiquity

1943

31On the Difference Between Writing and Speaking, part 1

1320

32On the Difference Between Writing and Speaking, part 2

1674

33On a Portrait of an English Lady by Vandyke, part 1

1418

34On a Portrait of an English Lady by Vandyke, part 2

2127

35On Novelty and Familiarity, part 1

1472

36On Novelty and Familiarity, part 2

1548

37On Old English Writers and Speakers, part 1

1956

38On Old English Writers and Speakers, part 2

892

39Madame Pasta and Mademoiselle Mars

2294

40Sir Walter Scott, Racine and Shakespeare

2038

41On Depth and Superficiality, part 1

1224

42On Depth and Superficiality, part 2

1854

43On Respectable People

1114

44On the Jealousy and the Spleen of Party, part 1

1115

45On the Jealousy and the Spleen of Party, part 2

1580

Plain Speaker: Opinions on Books, Men, and Things

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