William Hazlitt
seminary at Hackney College
He suffered a loss of faith and left Hackney
At puberty he became unapproachable and
introverted
He read a lot, laying the foundation of his
education
He turned to painting and in 1802 traveled
to Paris to work in the Louvre
In 1805 he turned to metaphysics and the
study of philosophy, publishing his first
book: On the Principles of Human Action
Marriage
In 1808 he married Sarah Stoddart,
They went to live at Winterslow on Salisbury
Plain
Critic, journalist
and essayist
By the end of 1811 Hazlitt was penniless
He then gave a course of lectures in
philosophy in London
Began reporting for the Morning Chronicle,
quickly establishing himself as critic,
journalist, and essayist.
His collected dramatic criticism appeared as
A View of the English Stage in 1818
Some Hazlitt's
works
The Round Table, 2 vol. (1817), 52 essays of
which 40 are by Hazlitt
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