Men, Women and Books

Men, Women and Books: A Selection of Sketches Essays and Critical Memoirs from His Uncollected Prose Writings V2 is a collection of prose writings by Leigh Hunt. Hunt was a prominent English essayist, poet, and critic in the 19th century. The book includes a variety of essays, sketches, and critical memoirs on a range of topics, including literature, art, and society. The collection is divided into two volumes, with the second volume containing a selection of Hunt’s uncollected writings. The book offers readers a glimpse into the mind of one of the most influential literary figures of the 19th century and provides valuable insights into the cultural and social milieu of the time. It is a must-read for anyone interested in English literature and history.1847. Part Two of Two. English poet, critic, and journalist, Hunt was a friend of the eminent literary men of his time, and his home was the gathering place for such notable writers as Hazlitt, Lamb, Keats, and Shelley. With his brother John, Hunt established in 1808 the Examiner, a liberal weekly to which he contributed political articles. Because of an outspoken article casting aspersions on the prince regent, the brothers were imprisoned, but they continued to edit the journal from jail. His literary fame rests chiefly on his miscellaneous light essays, his lyrics and his witty and informative autobiography. A noted dramatic and literary critic, he was one of the first to praise the genius of Shelley and Keats. Contents: Social Morality; Pope in Some Lights in Which He is Not Usually Regarded; Garth, Physicians and Love-Letters; Cowley and Thomson; Bookstalls and Galateo; Bookbinding and Heliodorus; Ver-Vert or The Parrot of the Nuns; Specimens of British Poetesses; Duchess of St. Albans and Marriages from the Stage; Lady Mary Wortley Montagu; Life and African Visit of Pepys; and Life and Letters of Madame De Sevigne. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing. Other volumes in this set are ISBN(s): 1417919655.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world’s literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.