The Essays of William Hazlitt: A Short Bibliography

 

I began to read my Hazlitt. I was astonished. I found a solid writer, without pretentiousness, courageous to speak his mind, sensible and plain, with a passion for the arts that was neither gushing nor forced, various, interested in the life about him, ingenious, sufficiently profound for his purposes, but with no affectation of profundity, humorous, sensitive. And I liked his English. It was natural and racy, eloquent where eloquence was needed, easy to read, clear and succinct, neither below the weight of his matter nor with fine phrases trying to give it a specious importance. If art is nature seen through the medium of a personality, Hazlitt is a great artist.

 

I was enraptured. I could not forgive myself that I had lived so long without reading him and I raged against the idolaters of Elia whose foolishness had deprived me till now of so vivid an experience. Here certainly was no charm, but what a robust mind, sane, clear-cut and vivacious, and what vigour!

 

W. Somerset Maugham,

The Gentleman in the Parlour (1930), chapter III.

 

 

This is a highly selective list in alphabetical order (“the” and “a” count). Except for a few often reprinted or otherwise important exceptions, Hazlitt’s “portraits”, “lectures”, “characters” and travel sketches, though they may be as self-contained as any essay, are omitted.

 

     1.      A Chapter on Editors

a.     Monthly Magazine, Nov 1830.

b.     Sketches and Essays, 1839, ed. WH’s son. Some omissions.

c.     The Collected Works, vol. 12, 1904, eds. A. R. Waller & Arnold Glover; Introduction by W. E. Henley.

     2.      A Farewell to Essay-Writing

a.     London Weekly Review, 29 Mar 1828. Dated “Winterslow, Feb. 20, 1828.”

b.     Winterslow, 1850, ed. WH’s son. Imperfect form.

c.     The Collected Works, vol. 12, 1904, eds. A. R. Waller & Arnold Glover; Introduction by W. E. Henley.

d.     Twenty-Two Essays, 1918, ed. Arthur Beatty. Preface, Introduction and Notes.

e.     Selected Essays of William Hazlitt, 1778–1830, 1930, ed. Geoffrey Keynes. Introduction.

f.      Selected Writings, 1970, ed. Ronald Blythe. Penguin English Library; Penguin Classics, 1982. Introduction and Notes.

g.     The Fight and Other Writings, 2000, eds. Tom Paulin and David Chandler. Penguin Classics. Introduction and Notes.

     3.      A Half-length

a.     The Examiner, 1 Aug 1824.

b.     The Selected Writings, vol. 7, 1998, ed. Duncan Wu. Notes.

c.     The Plain Speaker: The Key Essays, 1998, ed. Duncan Wu; Introduction by Tom Paulin.

     4.      A Letter to William Gifford

a.     London: Printed for John Miller, Burlington Arcade, Piccadilly, 1819.

b.     The Collected Works, vol. 1, 1902, eds. A. R. Waller & Arnold Glover; Introduction by W. E. Henley.

c.     Selected Writings, 1970, ed. Ronald Blythe. Penguin English Library; Penguin Classics, 1982. Introduction and Notes. Excerpt.

d.     The Selected Writings, vol. 5, 1998, ed. Duncan Wu. Notes.

e.     The Fight and Other Writings, 2000, eds. Tom Paulin and David Chandler. Penguin Classics. Introduction and Notes. Excerpt.

     5.      A Reply to the Essay on Population, by the Rev. T. R. Malthus

a.     London: Printed for Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme, 1807; “Advertisement” by WH. Series of letters; the first three had appeared in Cobbett’s Weekly Political Register.

b.     Political Essays, 1819. Reprints, slightly modified, several parts from (a): “On the Originality of Mr. Malthus's Essay”, “On the Principles of Population as affecting the Schemes of Utopian Improvement” and “On the Application of Mr. Malthus's Principle to the Poor Laws”.

c.     The Collected Works, vol. 4, 1902, eds. A. R. Waller & Arnold Glover; Introduction by W. E. Henley.

d.     Selected Writings, 1970, ed. Ronald Blythe. Penguin English Library; Penguin Classics, 1982. Introduction and Notes. Excerpt as “Fashion”.

e.     Selected Writings, 1991, ed. Jon Cook. Oxford World’s Classics. Introduction and Explanatory Notes. Reprints “On the Principles of Population as affecting the Schemes of Utopian Improvement” and “On the Application of Mr. Malthus's Principle to the Poor Laws”.

f.      The Spirit of Controversy and Other Essays, 2021, eds. Jon Mee and James Grande. Oxford World’s Classics. Introduction and Explanatory Notes. Excerpt.

     6.      Aphorisms on Man

a.     Monthly Magazine, Oct, Nov & Dec 1830 and Apr, May & Jun 1831.

b.     The Collected Works, vol. 12, 1904, eds. A. R. Waller & Arnold Glover; Introduction by W. E. Henley.

     7.      Arguing in a Circle

a.     Liberal, 1823.

b.     The Collected Works, vol. 12, 1904, eds. A. R. Waller & Arnold Glover; Introduction by W. E. Henley.

     8.      Belief, Whether Voluntary?

a.     Literary Remains, 1836, ed. WH’s son.

b.     Winterslow, 1850, ed. WH’s son.

c.     The Collected Works, vol. 12, 1904, eds. A. R. Waller & Arnold Glover; Introduction by W. E. Henley. Reprints (a).

     9.      Brummelliana

a.     London Weekly Review, 2 Feb 1828.

b.     New Writings by William Hazlitt, 1925, ed. P. P. Howe.

c.     Metropolitan Writings, 2005, ed. Gregory Dart. Introduction.

 10.      Byron and Wordsworth

a.     London Weekly Review, 5 Apr 1828.

b.     The Collected Works, vol. 12, 1904, eds. A. R. Waller & Arnold Glover; Introduction by W. E. Henley.

c.     The Selected Writings, vol. 9, 1998, ed. Duncan Wu. Notes.

 11.      Character of Cobbett

a.     Table-Talk, 1821, Vol. 1, VI.

b.     The Spirit of the Age, 1825, 2^nd edn.

c.     The Collected Works, vol. 6, 1903, eds. A. R. Waller & Arnold Glover; Introduction by W. E. Henley.

d.     Selected Essays of William Hazlitt, 1778–1830, 1930, ed. Geoffrey Keynes. Introduction.

e.     The Fight and Other Writings, 2000, eds. Tom Paulin and David Chandler. Penguin Classics. Introduction and Notes.

f.      The Spirit of Controversy and Other Essays, 2021, eds. Jon Mee and James Grande. Oxford World’s Classics. Introduction and Explanatory Notes.

 12.      Character of John Bull

a.     The Examiner, 19 May 1816, “The Round Table” No. 39.

b.     The Round Table, 1817, Vol. 2, No. 34. Signed “Z”.

c.     The Collected Works, vol. 1, 1902, eds. A. R. Waller & Arnold Glover; Introduction by W. E. Henley.

 13.      Character of Lord Chatham

a.     Political Essays, 1819. Dated “1807” in the beginning.

b.     Winterslow, 1850, ed. WH’s son, as “On the Character of Lord Chatham”. Dated “1806” in the end.

c.     The Collected Works, vol. 3, 1902, eds. A. R. Waller & Arnold Glover; Introduction by W. E. Henley.

 14.      Character of Mr. Burke, 1807

a.     The Eloquence of the British Senate, 1807, 2 vols., ed. WH. “With Notes, Biographical, Critical and Explanatory, by William Hazlitt, Esq.”

b.     Political Essays, 1819. Original Preface by WH. “This character was written in a fit of extravagant candour, at a time when I thought I could do justice, or more than justice, to an enemy, without betraying a cause.” (WH’s own footnote.)

c.     Winterslow, 1850, ed. WH’s son, as “On the Character of Burke”. Dated “1807”. Revised. WH’s footnote is omitted.

d.     The Collected Works, vol. 3, 1902, eds. A. R. Waller & Arnold Glover; Introduction by W. E. Henley.

e.     Selected Essays of William Hazlitt, 1778–1830, 1930, ed. Geoffrey Keynes. Introduction.

f.      The Fight and Other Writings, 2000, eds. Tom Paulin and David Chandler. Penguin Classics. Introduction and Notes.

 15.      Character of Mr. Burke [October 5, 1817]

a.     Edinburgh Review, Aug 1817, as part of “Coleridge’s Literary Life”.

b.     Champion, Oct 5, 1817. Without the final paragraph.

c.     Political Essays, 1819. Dated “October 5, 1817” in the beginning.

d.     The Collected Works, vol. 3, 1902, eds. A. R. Waller & Arnold Glover; Introduction by W. E. Henley.

e.     The Fight and Other Writings, 2000, eds. Tom Paulin and David Chandler. Penguin Classics. Introduction and Notes.

f.      The Spirit of Controversy and Other Essays, 2021, eds. Jon Mee and James Grande. Oxford World’s Classics. Introduction and Explanatory Notes.

 16.      Character of Mr. Canning

a.     The Examiner, 11 Jul 1824.

b.     The Spirit of the Age, 1825, “Paris” edn. Reprinted in subsequent edns.

c.     The Collected Works, vol. 11, 1904, eds. A. R. Waller & Arnold Glover; Introduction by W. E. Henley.

d.     The Selected Writings, vol. 7, 1998, ed. Duncan Wu. Notes.

 17.      Character of Mr. Fox, 1807

a.     The Eloquence of the British Senate, 1807, 2 vols., ed. WH. “With Notes, Biographical, Critical and Explanatory, by William Hazlitt, Esq.”

b.     Political Essays, 1819. “If I had to write a character of Mr. Fox at present, the praise here bestowed on him would be “craftily qualified.” His life was deficient in the three principal points, the beginning, the middle, and the end. He began a violent Tory, and became a flaming patriot out of private picque; he afterwards coalesced with Lord North, and died an accomplice with Lord Grenville. But – what I have written, I have written. So let it pass.” (WH’s footnote.)

c.     Winterslow, 1850, ed. WH’s son, as “On the Character of Fox”. WH’s footnote is omitted. Dated “1807” in the end.

d.     The Collected Works, vol. 3, 1902, eds. A. R. Waller & Arnold Glover; Introduction by W. E. Henley.

e.     The Fight and Other Writings, 2000, eds. Tom Paulin and David Chandler. Penguin Classics. Introduction and Notes.

 18.      Character of Mr. Pitt, 1806

a.     Free Thoughts on Public Affairs, 1806.

b.     The Eloquence of the British Senate, 1807, 2 vols., ed. WH.

c.     The Round Table, 1817, Vol. 2, No. 42, as “Character of the Late Mr Pitt”.

d.     Political Essays, 1819. Extensive footnotes by WH.

e.     Winterslow, 1850, ed. WH’s son, as “On the Character of Mr. Pitt”. Some of WH’s footnotes omitted. Dated “1806” in the end.

f.      The Collected Works, vol. 1, 1902, eds. A. R. Waller & Arnold Glover; Introduction by W. E. Henley.

 19.      Character of Sir Joshua Reynolds

a.     Champion, Oct 30 & Nov 6, 1814.

b.     Essays on Fine Arts, 1873, ed. W. Carew Hazlitt (WH’s grandson).

 20.      Childe Harold’s Pilgrimage (review)

a.     The Yellow Dwarf, 2 May 1818.

b.     The Collected Works, vol. 11, 1904, eds. A. R. Waller & Arnold Glover; Introduction by W. E. Henley.

c.     The Selected Writings, vol. 9, 1998, ed. Duncan Wu. Notes.

 21.      Common Places

a.     Literary Examiner, 6 & 13 Sep, 11 & 25 Oct, 8, 15, 22 & 29 Nov, 13 Dec 1823.

b.     The Round Table, 1871, Bohn’s Standard Library, ed. WH’s grandson.

c.     The Collected Works, vol. 11, 1904, eds. A. R. Waller & Arnold Glover; Introduction by W. E. Henley.

 22.      Common Sense

a.     The Atlas, 11 Oct 1829.

b.     The Collected Works, vol. 12, 1904, eds. A. R. Waller & Arnold Glover; Introduction by W. E. Henley.

 23.      Conversations as Good as Real

a.     The Atlas, 20 Sep & 1 Nov, 1829. Parts of the conversations with Northcote, but not included in the 1830 book dedicated to them.

b.     The Collected Works, vol. 12, 1904, eds. A. R. Waller & Arnold Glover; Introduction by W. E. Henley.

 24.      Coriolanus

a.     The Examiner, 15 Dec 1816.

b.     Characters of Shakespear’s Plays, 1817. Original Preface by WH. Extended version.

c.     A View of the English Stage, 1818. Reprints (a).

d.     The Collected Works, vol. 1, 1902, eds. A. R. Waller & Arnold Glover; Introduction by W. E. Henley.

e.     Selected Writings, 1970, ed. Ronald Blythe. Penguin English Library; Penguin Classics, 1982. Introduction and Notes. Excerpt.

f.      Selected Writings, 1991, ed. Jon Cook. Oxford World’s Classics. Introduction and Explanatory Notes.

g.     The Fight and Other Writings, 2000, eds. Tom Paulin and David Chandler. Penguin Classics. Introduction and Notes.

h.     The Spirit of Controversy and Other Essays, 2021, eds. Jon Mee and James Grande. Oxford World’s Classics. Introduction and Explanatory Notes.

 25.      Definition of Wit

a.     Literary Remains, 1836, ed. WH’s son. Cf. “On Wit and Humour” (174).

b.     The Collected Works, vol. 12, 1904, eds. A. R. Waller & Arnold Glover; Introduction by W. E. Henley.

c.     The Fight and Other Writings, 2000, eds. Tom Paulin and David Chandler. Penguin Classics. Introduction and Notes.

 26.      Emancipation of the Jews

a.     Tatler, Mar 1831. Also in pamphlet form.

b.     The Collected Works, vol. 12, 1904, eds. A. R. Waller & Arnold Glover; Introduction by W. E. Henley. Reprints the pamphlet.

 27.      English Grammar

a.     The Atlas, 15 Mar 1829.

b.     The Collected Works, vol. 12, 1904, eds. A. R. Waller & Arnold Glover; Introduction by W. E. Henley.

 28.      English Students at Rome

a.     New Monthly Magazine, Oct 1827.

b.     Essays on Fine Arts, 1873, ed. W. Carew Hazlitt (WH’s grandson).

c.     The Collected Works, vol. 9, 1903, eds. A. R. Waller & Arnold Glover; Introduction by W. E. Henley.

 29.      Envy

a.     The Atlas, 14 Feb 1830.

b.     Sketches and Essays, 1839, ed. WH’s son.

c.     The Collected Works, vol. 12, 1904, eds. A. R. Waller & Arnold Glover; Introduction by W. E. Henley.

 30.      Guy Faux

a.     The Examiner, 11, 18 & 25 Nov 1821.

b.     The Collected Works, vol. 11, 1904, eds. A. R. Waller & Arnold Glover; Introduction by W. E. Henley.

c.     The Selected Writings, vol. 9, 1998, ed. Duncan Wu. Notes.

 31.      Footmen

a.     New Monthly Magazine, Sep 1830.

b.     Sketches and Essays, 1839, ed. WH’s son.

c.     The Collected Works, vol. 12, 1904, eds. A. R. Waller & Arnold Glover; Introduction by W. E. Henley.

d.     Metropolitan Writings, 2005, ed. Gregory Dart. Introduction. Under the title “On Footmen”.

 32.      Hamlet

a.     Morning Chronicle, Mar 14, 1814.

b.     Characters of Shakespear’s Plays, 1817. Original Preface by WH.

c.     The Collected Works, vol. 1, 1902, eds. A. R. Waller & Arnold Glover; Introduction by W. E. Henley.

d.     Twenty-Two Essays, 1918, ed. Arthur Beatty. Preface, Introduction and Notes.

e.     Selected Writings, 1970, ed. Ronald Blythe. Penguin English Library; Penguin Classics, 1982. Introduction and Notes. Excerpt.

f.      The Spirit of Controversy and Other Essays, 2021, eds. Jon Mee and James Grande. Oxford World’s Classics. Introduction and Explanatory Notes.

 33.      Hot and Cold

a.     The Plain Speaker, 1826, Vol. 1, XVI.

b.     The Collected Works, vol. 7, 1903, eds. A. R. Waller & Arnold Glover; Introduction by W. E. Henley.

c.     Selected Essays of William Hazlitt, 1778–1830, 1930, ed. Geoffrey Keynes. Introduction.

d.     The Plain Speaker: The Key Essays, 1998, ed. Duncan Wu; Introduction by Tom Paulin.

e.     The Fight and Other Writings, 2000, eds. Tom Paulin and David Chandler. Penguin Classics. Introduction and Notes.

 34.      Illustrations of the Times Newspaper

a.     The Examiner, 1, 15 & 22 Dec 1816 and 12 Jan 1817, “Literary Notices”.

b.     The Round Table, 1817, Vol. 2, No. 49. Signed “T. T.”. Only a fragment from the third essay (22 Dec) under the title “On Poetical Versatility”; slightly modified.

c.     Political Essays, 1819. Reprints the last three essays, (sub)titled, respectively, “On Modern Apostates” (15 Dec 1816), “On Modern Lawyers and Poets” (22 Dec 1816) and “On the Connexion between Toad-Eaters and Tyrants” (12 Jan 1817).

d.     The Collected Works, vol. 1, 1902, eds. A. R. Waller & Arnold Glover; Introduction by W. E. Henley. Reprints (b).

e.     The Collected Works, vol. 3, 1902, eds. A. R. Waller & Arnold Glover; Introduction by W. E. Henley. Reprints (c).

 35.      Illustrations of Vetus

a.     Morning Chronicle, 10 & 16 Dec 1813 and 3 & 5 Jan 1814.

b.     The Round Table, 1817, vol. 1,No. 26. Only a fragment from the last article (5 Jan 1814) as “On Patriotism – A Fragment”.

c.     Political Essays, 1819. All four articles.

d.     The Collected Works, vol. 1, 1902, eds. A. R. Waller & Arnold Glover; Introduction by W. E. Henley. Reprints (b).

e.     The Collected Works, vol. 3, 1902, eds. A. R. Waller & Arnold Glover; Introduction by W. E. Henley. Reprints (c).

 36.      Jeremy Bentham

a.     New Monthly Magazine, Jan 1824.

b.     The Spirit of the Age, 1825.

c.     The Collected Works, vol. 4, 1902, eds. A. R. Waller & Arnold Glover; Introduction by W. E. Henley.

d.     The Fight and Other Writings, 2000, eds. Tom Paulin and David Chandler. Penguin Classics. Introduction and Notes.

e.     The Spirit of Controversy and Other Essays, 2021, eds. Jon Mee and James Grande. Oxford World’s Classics. Introduction and Explanatory Notes.

 37.      Logic

a.     The Atlas, 12 Apr 1829.

b.     The Collected Works, vol. 12, 1904, eds. A. R. Waller & Arnold Glover; Introduction by W. E. Henley.

 38.      Macbeth                        

a.     Characters of Shakespear’s Plays, 1817.

b.     The Collected Works, vol. 1, 1902, eds. A. R. Waller & Arnold Glover; Introduction by W. E. Henley.

c.     Selected Writings, 1991, ed. Jon Cook. Oxford World’s Classics. Introduction and Explanatory Notes.

d.     The Fight and Other Writings, 2000, eds. Tom Paulin and David Chandler. Penguin Classics. Introduction and Notes.

e.     The Spirit of Controversy and Other Essays, 2021, eds. Jon Mee and James Grande. Oxford World’s Classics. Introduction and Explanatory Notes.

 39.      Madame Pasta and Mademoiselle Mars

a.     New Monthly Magazine, Jan 1825.

b.     The Plain Speaker, 1826, Vol. 2, XI (XXVIII).

c.     The Collected Works, vol. 7, 1903, eds. A. R. Waller & Arnold Glover; Introduction by W. E. Henley.

d.     The Plain Speaker: The Key Essays, 1998, ed. Duncan Wu; Introduction by Tom Paulin.

e.     The Fight and Other Writings, 2000, eds. Tom Paulin and David Chandler. Penguin Classics. Introduction and Notes.

 40.      Mind and Motive

a.     The Examiner, Feb 26 & Apr 9, 1815, as, respectively, “On the Predominant Principles and Excitements of the Human Mind” (“Table Talk” No. No. 9) and “The Love of Power or Action as Main a Principle in the Human Mind as Sensibility to Pleasure or Pain” (“Table Talk” No. 13).

b.     Winterslow, 1850, ed. WH’s son. Reprints both articles from (a) under the title “Mind and Motive”.

c.     The Collected Works, vol. 11, 1904, eds. A. R. Waller & Arnold Glover; Introduction by W. E. Henley. Reprints the articles under their original titles.

d.     Selected Writings, 1991, ed. Jon Cook. Oxford World’s Classics. Introduction and Explanatory Notes. Reprints only the instalment from Apr 9.

 41.      Mr Coleridge

a.     The Spirit of the Age, 1825.

b.     The Collected Works, vol. 4, 1902, eds. A. R. Waller & Arnold Glover; Introduction by W. E. Henley.

c.     Twenty-Two Essays, 1918, ed. Arthur Beatty. Preface, Introduction and Notes.

d.     Selected Essays of William Hazlitt, 1778–1830, 1930, ed. Geoffrey Keynes. Introduction.

e.     Selected Writings, 1970, ed. Ronald Blythe. Penguin English Library; Penguin Classics, 1982. Introduction and Notes.

f.      The Fight and Other Writings, 2000, eds. Tom Paulin and David Chandler. Penguin Classics. Introduction and Notes.

 42.      Mr. Locke a Great Plagiarist

a.     The Examiner, 25 Feb 1816, “The Round Table” No. 31.

b.     The Collected Works, vol. 11, 1904, eds. A. R. Waller & Arnold Glover; Introduction by W. E. Henley.

 43.      Mr Wordsworth

a.     The Spirit of the Age, 1825.

b.     The Collected Works, vol. 4, 1902, eds. A. R. Waller & Arnold Glover; Introduction by W. E. Henley.

c.     Twenty-Two Essays, 1918, ed. Arthur Beatty. Preface, Introduction and Notes.

d.     Selected Essays of William Hazlitt, 1778–1830, 1930, ed. Geoffrey Keynes. Introduction.

e.     Selected Writings, 1970, ed. Ronald Blythe. Penguin English Library; Penguin Classics, 1982. Introduction and Notes.

f.      Selected Writings, 1991, ed. Jon Cook. Oxford World’s Classics. Introduction and Explanatory Notes.

g.     The Fight and Other Writings, 2000, eds. Tom Paulin and David Chandler. Penguin Classics. Introduction and Notes.

h.     The Spirit of Controversy and Other Essays, 2021, eds. Jon Mee and James Grande. Oxford World’s Classics. Introduction and Explanatory Notes.

 44.      My First Acquaintance with Poets

a.     Liberal, Apr 1823. The part with Coleridge’s sermon had appeared in The Examiner (12 Jan 1817) and in WH’s Political Essays (1819, “Coleridge’s Lay Sermon”).

b.     Literary Remains, 1836, ed. WH’s son.

c.     Winterslow, 1850, ed. WH’s son.

d.     Essays of William Hazlitt, 1889, ed. Frank Carr. Introduction and Notes.

e.     The Collected Works, vol. 12, 1904, eds. A. R. Waller & Arnold Glover; Introduction by W. E. Henley.

f.      Selected Essays, 1917, ed. George Sampson. Preface, excellent Introduction and extensive Notes.

g.     Twenty-Two Essays, 1918, ed. Arthur Beatty. Preface, Introduction and Notes.

h.     Selected Essays of William Hazlitt, 1778–1830, 1930, ed. Geoffrey Keynes. Introduction.

i.       Selected Writings, 1970, ed. Ronald Blythe. Penguin English Library; Penguin Classics, 1982. Introduction and Notes.

j.       Selected Writings, 1991, ed. Jon Cook. Oxford World’s Classics. Introduction and Explanatory Notes.

k.     The Selected Writings, vol. 9, 1998, ed. Duncan Wu. Notes.

l.       The Fight and Other Writings, 2000, eds. Tom Paulin and David Chandler. Penguin Classics. Introduction and Notes.

m.   The Spirit of Controversy and Other Essays, 2021, eds. Jon Mee and James Grande. Oxford World’s Classics. Introduction and Explanatory Notes. Reprints (a), presumably.

 45.      Merry England

a.     New Monthly Magazine, Dec 1825.

b.     Sketches and Essays, 1839, ed. WH’s son.

c.     The Collected Works, vol. 12, 1904, eds. A. R. Waller & Arnold Glover; Introduction by W. E. Henley.

d.     Twenty-Two Essays, 1918, ed. Arthur Beatty. Preface, Introduction and Notes.

e.     The Selected Writings, vol. 9, 1998, ed. Duncan Wu. Notes.

 46.      Observations on Mr Wordsworth’s Poem, “The Excursion”

a.     The Examiner, 21 & 28 Aug and 2 Oct 1814.

b.     The Round Table, 1817, Vol. 2, No. 37. Omissions & variations.

c.     The Collected Works, vol. 1, 1902, eds. A. R. Waller & Arnold Glover; Introduction by W. E. Henley. Reprints (b).

d.     The Collected Works, vol. 11, 1904, eds. A. R. Waller & Arnold Glover; Introduction by W. E. Henley. Reprints (in the Notes) some passages omitted/changed in (b).

e.     Selected Writings, 1970, ed. Ronald Blythe. Penguin English Library; Penguin Classics, 1982. Introduction and Notes. Excerpt as “Country People”.

f.      Metropolitan Writings, 2005, ed. Gregory Dart. Introduction.

 47.      Of Persons One Would Wish to have Seen

a.     New Monthly Magazine, Jan 1826.

b.     Literary Remains, 1836, ed. WH’s son.

c.     Winterslow, 1850, ed. WH’s son.

d.     The Collected Works, vol. 12, 1904, eds. A. R. Waller & Arnold Glover; Introduction by W. E. Henley.

e.     Selected Essays, 1917, ed. George Sampson. Preface, excellent Introduction and extensive Notes.

f.      Selected Essays of William Hazlitt, 1778–1830, 1930, ed. Geoffrey Keynes. Introduction.

g.     Metropolitan Writings, 2005, ed. Gregory Dart. Introduction.

 48.      On a Landscape of Nicolas Poussin

a.     London Magazine, Aug 1821.

b.     Table-Talk, 1822, Vol. 2.

c.     The Collected Works, vol. 6, 1903, eds. A. R. Waller & Arnold Glover; Introduction by W. E. Henley.

d.     Selected Essays, 1917, ed. George Sampson. Preface, excellent Introduction and extensive Notes.

e.     Twenty-Two Essays, 1918, ed. Arthur Beatty. Preface, Introduction and Notes.

f.      The Fight and Other Writings, 2000, eds. Tom Paulin and David Chandler. Penguin Classics. Introduction and Notes.

g.     The Spirit of Controversy and Other Essays, 2021, eds. Jon Mee and James Grande. Oxford World’s Classics. Introduction and Explanatory Notes.

 49.      On a Portrait of an English Lady, by Vandyke

a.     The Plain Speaker, 1826, Vol. 2, VIII (XXV).

b.     The Collected Works, vol. 7, 1903, eds. A. R. Waller & Arnold Glover; Introduction by W. E. Henley.

c.     The Plain Speaker: The Key Essays, 1998, ed. Duncan Wu; Introduction by Tom Paulin.

d.     The Fight and Other Writings, 2000, eds. Tom Paulin and David Chandler. Penguin Classics. Introduction and Notes.

 50.      On a Sun-Dial

a.     New Monthly Magazine, Oct 1827.

b.     Sketches and Essays, 1839, ed. WH’s son.

c.     The Collected Works, vol. 12, 1904, eds. A. R. Waller & Arnold Glover; Introduction by W. E. Henley.

d.     Selected Writings, 1970, ed. Ronald Blythe. Penguin English Library; Penguin Classics, 1982. Introduction and Notes.

e.     The Selected Writings, vol. 9, 1998, ed. Duncan Wu. Notes.

f.      Metropolitan Writings, 2005, ed. Gregory Dart. Introduction.

 51.      On Actors and Acting I

a.     The Examiner, 5 Jan 1817, “The Round Table” No. 48.

b.     The Round Table, 1817, Vol. 2, No. 50. Expanded.

c.     Dramatic Essays, 1895, eds. William Archer and Robert W. Lowe; Introduction, footnotes and index.

d.     The Collected Works, vol. 1, 1902, eds. A. R. Waller & Arnold Glover; Introduction by W. E. Henley. Reprints (b).

e.     Selected Essays, 1917, ed. George Sampson. Preface, excellent Introduction and extensive Notes.

f.      Selected Essays of William Hazlitt, 1778–1830, 1930, ed. Geoffrey Keynes. Introduction.

g.     The Spirit of Controversy and Other Essays, 2021, eds. Jon Mee and James Grande. Oxford World’s Classics. Introduction and Explanatory Notes.

 52.      On Actors and Acting II

a.     The Examiner, 5 Jan 1817, “The Round Table” No. 48.

b.     The Round Table, 1817, Vol. 2, No. 51. Expanded. 1^st par. based on a review of Kean as Sir Giles Overreach (The Examiner, 14 Jan 1816; repr. in A View of the English Stage, 1818, as “A New Way to Pay Old Debts”).

c.     The Collected Works, vol. 1, 1902, eds. A. R. Waller & Arnold Glover; Introduction by W. E. Henley. Reprints (b).

d.     Selected Essays, 1917, ed. George Sampson. Preface, excellent Introduction and extensive Notes.

 53.      On Antiquity

a.     London Magazine, May 1821, “Table Talk” No. 10.

b.     The Plain Speaker, 1826, Vol. 2, VI (XXIII).

c.     The Collected Works, vol. 7, 1903, eds. A. R. Waller & Arnold Glover; Introduction by W. E. Henley.

 54.      On Application to Study

a.     New Monthly Magazine, 1823. “Table Talk” No. 10.

b.     The Plain Speaker, 1826, Vol. 1, VI.

c.     The Collected Works, vol. 7, 1903, eds. A. R. Waller & Arnold Glover; Introduction by W. E. Henley.

d.     The Plain Speaker: The Key Essays, 1998, ed. Duncan Wu; Introduction by Tom Paulin.

 55.      On Beauty

a.     The Examiner, 4 Feb 1816, “The Round Table” No. 29, signed “An Amateur”.

b.     The Round Table, 1817, Vol. 2, No. 27. Signed “W”.

c.     The Collected Works, vol. 1, 1902, eds. A. R. Waller & Arnold Glover; Introduction by W. E. Henley.

 56.      On Cant and Hypocrisy

a.     London Weekly Magazine, 6 & 13 Dec 1828.

b.     Sketches and Essays, 1839, ed. WH’s son. Some omissions.

c.     The Collected Works, vol. 12, 1904, eds. A. R. Waller & Arnold Glover; Introduction by W. E. Henley.

d.     Selected Essays of William Hazlitt, 1778–1830, 1930, ed. Geoffrey Keynes. Introduction.

e.     The Selected Writings, vol. 9, 1998, ed. Duncan Wu. Notes.

 57.      On Certain Inconsistencies in Sir Joshua Reynold’s Discourses I

a.     The Champion, 30 Oct, 6 & 27 Nov, 4 & 25 Dec 1814 and 8 Jan 1815.

b.     Table-Talk, 1821, Vol. 1, XIII.

c.     The Collected Works, vol. 6, 1903, eds. A. R. Waller & Arnold Glover; Introduction by W. E. Henley.

 58.      On Classical Education

a.     The Examiner, 12 Feb 1815. “The Round Table” No. 7. The first three paragraphs had appeared in Morning Chronicle, 25 Sep 1813.

b.     The Round Table, 1817, Vol. 1, No. 4.

c.     The Collected Works, vol. 1, 1902, eds. A. R. Waller & Arnold Glover; Introduction by W. E. Henley.

 59.      On Coffee-House Politicians

a.     Table-Talk, 1822, Vol. 2, IV (XX).

b.     The Collected Works, vol. 6, 1903, eds. A. R. Waller & Arnold Glover; Introduction by W. E. Henley.

c.     Metropolitan Writings, 2005, ed. Gregory Dart. Introduction.

 60.      On Common-Place Critics

a.     The Examiner, 24 Nov 1816, “The Round Table” No. 47.

b.     The Round Table, 1817, Vol. 2, No. 46. Signed “Z”.

c.     The Collected Works, vol. 1, 1902, eds. A. R. Waller & Arnold Glover; Introduction by W. E. Henley.

d.     Selected Essays of William Hazlitt, 1778–1830, 1930, ed. Geoffrey Keynes. Introduction.

 61.      On Consistency of Opinion

a.     London Magazine, Nov 1821.

b.     Winterslow, 1850, ed. WH’s son. Some omissions.

c.     The Collected Works, vol. 11, 1904, eds. A. R. Waller & Arnold Glover; Introduction by W. E. Henley.

d.     Selected Writings, 1991, ed. Jon Cook. Oxford World’s Classics. Introduction and Explanatory Notes.

 62.      On Corporate Bodies

a.     Table-Talk, 1822, Vol. 2, XI (XXVII).

b.     The Collected Works, vol. 6, 1903, eds. A. R. Waller & Arnold Glover; Introduction by W. E. Henley.

 63.      On Court Influence

a.     The Yellow Dwarf, 3 & 10 Jan 1818.

b.     Political Essays, 1819.

c.     The Collected Works, vol. 3, 1902, eds. A. R. Waller & Arnold Glover; Introduction by W. E. Henley.

d.     The Spirit of Controversy and Other Essays, 2021, eds. Jon Mee and James Grande. Oxford World’s Classics. Introduction and Explanatory Notes.

 64.      On Criticism

a.     Table-Talk, 1822, Vol. 2, VI (XXII).

b.     The Collected Works, vol. 6, 1903, eds. A. R. Waller & Arnold Glover; Introduction by W. E. Henley.

 65.      On Depth and Superficiality

a.     The Plain Speaker, 1826, Vol. 2, XIII (XXX).

b.     The Collected Works, vol. 7, 1903, eds. A. R. Waller & Arnold Glover; Introduction by W. E. Henley.

c.     Selected Essays of William Hazlitt, 1778–1830, 1930, ed. Geoffrey Keynes. Introduction.

 66.      On Different Sorts of Fame

a.     The Examiner, 21 Apr 1816, “The Round Table” No. 37.

b.     The Round Table, 1817, Vol. 2, No. 33. Signed “A”.

c.     The Collected Works, vol. 1, 1902, eds. A. R. Waller & Arnold Glover; Introduction by W. E. Henley.

d.     Selected Writings, 1970, ed. Ronald Blythe. Penguin English Library; Penguin Classics, 1982. Introduction and Notes.

 67.      On Disagreeable People

a.     Monthly Magazine, Aug 1827.

b.     Sketches and Essays, 1839, ed. WH’s son.

c.     The Collected Works, vol. 12, 1904, eds. A. R. Waller & Arnold Glover; Introduction by W. E. Henley.

d.     Twenty-Two Essays, 1918, ed. Arthur Beatty. Preface, Introduction and Notes.

e.     Selected Essays of William Hazlitt, 1778–1830, 1930, ed. Geoffrey Keynes. Introduction.

 68.      On Dr. Spurzheim’s Theory

a.     The Plain Speaker, 1826, Vol. 1, XIV.

b.     The Collected Works, vol. 7, 1903, eds. A. R. Waller & Arnold Glover; Introduction by W. E. Henley.

 69.      On Dreams

a.     The Plain Speaker, 1826, Vol. 1, II.

b.     The Collected Works, vol. 7, 1903, eds. A. R. Waller & Arnold Glover; Introduction by W. E. Henley.

c.     Selected Writings, 1970, ed. Ronald Blythe. Penguin English Library; Penguin Classics, 1982. Introduction and Notes. Excerpt as “Dreaming”.

 70.      On Egotism

a.     The Plain Speaker, 1826, Vol. 1, XV.

b.     The Collected Works, vol. 7, 1903, eds. A. R. Waller & Arnold Glover; Introduction by W. E. Henley.

c.     The Plain Speaker: The Key Essays, 1998, ed. Duncan Wu; Introduction by Tom Paulin.

 71.      On Effeminacy of Character

a.     Table-Talk, 1822, Vol. 2.

b.     The Collected Works, vol. 6, 1903, eds. A. R. Waller & Arnold Glover; Introduction by W. E. Henley.

 72.      On Envy (A Dialogue)

a.     The Plain Speaker, 1826, Vol. 1, X.

b.     The Collected Works, vol. 7, 1903, eds. A. R. Waller & Arnold Glover; Introduction by W. E. Henley.

c.     The Plain Speaker: The Key Essays, 1998, ed. Duncan Wu; Introduction by Tom Paulin.

 73.      On Fashion

a.     Edinburgh (New Scots) Magazine, Sep 1818.

b.     Sketches and Essays, 1839, ed. WH’s son. Omissions and variations.

c.     The Collected Works, vol. 11, 1904, eds. A. R. Waller & Arnold Glover; Introduction by W. E. Henley.

d.     Selected Writings, 1991, ed. Jon Cook. Oxford World’s Classics. Introduction and Explanatory Notes.

e.     Metropolitan Writings, 2005, ed. Gregory Dart. Introduction.

f.      The Spirit of Controversy and Other Essays, 2021, eds. Jon Mee and James Grande. Oxford World’s Classics. Introduction and Explanatory Notes.

 74.      On Familiar Style

a.     Table-Talk, 1822, Vol. 2, VIII (XXIV).

b.     The Collected Works, vol. 6, 1903, eds. A. R. Waller & Arnold Glover; Introduction by W. E. Henley.

c.     Twenty-Two Essays, 1918, ed. Arthur Beatty. Preface, Introduction and Notes.

d.     Selected Essays of William Hazlitt, 1778–1830, 1930, ed. Geoffrey Keynes. Introduction.

e.     A Book of English Essays, 1942 (new and enlarged edition, 1951), ed. W. E. Williams.

f.      Selected Writings, 1970, ed. Ronald Blythe. Penguin English Library; Penguin Classics, 1982. Introduction and Notes.

g.     Great English Essays: From Bacon to Chesterton, 2005, ed. Bob Blaisdell.

h.     The Spirit of Controversy and Other Essays, 2021, eds. Jon Mee and James Grande. Oxford World’s Classics. Introduction and Explanatory Notes.

 75.      On Genius and Common Sense

a.     Table-Talk, 1821, Vol. 1, IV & V (two essays).

b.     The Collected Works, vol. 6, 1903, eds. A. R. Waller & Arnold Glover; Introduction by W. E. Henley.

 76.      On Genius and Originality

a.     The Champion, 4 Dec 1814.

b.     The Collected Works, vol. 11, 1904, eds. A. R. Waller & Arnold Glover; Introduction by W. E. Henley.

 77.      On Going a Journey

a.     New Monthly Magazine, 1822, vol. IV, “Table Talk” No. 1.

b.     Table-Talk, 1822, Vol. 2, III (XIX).

c.     Essays of William Hazlitt, 1889, ed. Frank Carr. Introduction and Notes.

d.     The Collected Works, vol. 6, 1903, eds. A. R. Waller & Arnold Glover; Introduction by W. E. Henley.

e.     Selected Essays, 1917, ed. George Sampson. Preface, excellent Introduction and extensive Notes.

f.      Twenty-Two Essays, 1918, ed. Arthur Beatty. Preface, Introduction and Notes.

g.     Selected Essays of William Hazlitt, 1778–1830, 1930, ed. Geoffrey Keynes. Introduction.

h.     Modern English Readings, 4^th edn., 1942, eds. Roger Sherman Loomis and Donald Lemen Clark.

i.       A Book of English Essays, 1942 (new and enlarged edition, 1951), ed. W. E. Williams.

j.       Great Essays, 1953, ed. Houston Peterson.

k.     Selected Writings, 1970, ed. Ronald Blythe. Penguin English Library; Penguin Classics, 1982. Introduction and Notes.

l.       The Art of the Personal Essay, 1995, ed. Philip Lopate.

m.   Great English Essays: From Bacon to Chesterton, 2005, ed. Bob Blaisdell.

n.     Metropolitan Writings, 2005, ed. Gregory Dart. Introduction.

 78.      On Good Nature

a.     The Examiner, 9 Jun 1816, “The Round Table” No. 41.

b.     The Round Table, 1817, Vol. 2, No. 35. Signed “T.T.”.

c.     The Collected Works, vol. 1, 1902, eds. A. R. Waller & Arnold Glover; Introduction by W. E. Henley.

d.     Selected Writings, 1970, ed. Ronald Blythe. Penguin English Library; Penguin Classics, 1982. Introduction and Notes.

 79.      On Great and Little Things

a.     New Monthly Magazine, 1822, vol. IV, “Table Talk” No. 11]

b.     Table-Talk, 1822, Vol. 2, VII (XXIII).

c.     The Collected Works, vol. 6, 1903, eds. A. R. Waller & Arnold Glover; Introduction by W. E. Henley.

d.     Selected Essays of William Hazlitt, 1778–1830, 1930, ed. Geoffrey Keynes. Introduction.

e.     Selected Writings, 1970, ed. Ronald Blythe. Penguin English Library; Penguin Classics, 1982. Introduction and Notes. Excerpt as “Simple Girls”.

 80.      On Gusto

a.     The Examiner, May 26, 1816, “The Round Table” No. 40.

b.     The Round Table, 1817, Vol. 2, No. 29.

c.     The Collected Works, vol. 1, 1902, eds. A. R. Waller & Arnold Glover; Introduction by W. E. Henley.

d.     Selected Essays of William Hazlitt, 1778–1830, 1930, ed. Geoffrey Keynes. Introduction.

e.     Selected Writings, 1970, ed. Ronald Blythe. Penguin English Library; Penguin Classics, 1982. Introduction and Notes.

f.      Selected Writings, 1991, ed. Jon Cook. Oxford World’s Classics. Introduction and Explanatory Notes.

g.     The Fight and Other Writings, 2000, eds. Tom Paulin and David Chandler. Penguin Classics. Introduction and Notes.

h.     The Spirit of Controversy and Other Essays, 2021, eds. Jon Mee and James Grande. Oxford World’s Classics. Introduction and Explanatory Notes.

 81.      On Hogarth’s Marriage-a-la-mode

a.     The Examiner, Jun 5 & 19, 1814.

b.     The Round Table, 1817, vol. 1, No. 11.

c.     Lectures on the English Comic Writers, 1818, Lecture VII.

d.     Sketches of the Principal Galleries in England, 1824, appendix.

e.     Essays on Fine Arts, 1873, ed. W. Carew Hazlitt (WH’s grandson).

f.      The Collected Works, vol. 1, 1902, eds. A. R. Waller & Arnold Glover; Introduction by W. E. Henley. Reprints (b)

g.     The Collected Works, vol. 8, 1903, eds. A. R. Waller & Arnold Glover; Introduction by W. E. Henley. Reprints (c).

h.     The Fight and Other Writings, 2000, eds. Tom Paulin and David Chandler. Penguin Classics. Introduction and Notes.

 82.      On Imitation

a.     The Examiner, 18 Feb 1816, “The Round Table” No. 30.

b.     The Round Table, 1817, Vol. 2, No. 28. Signed “T.T.”.

c.     The Collected Works, vol. 1, 1902, eds. A. R. Waller & Arnold Glover; Introduction by W. E. Henley.

d.     The Spirit of Controversy and Other Essays, 2021, eds. Jon Mee and James Grande. Oxford World’s Classics. Introduction and Explanatory Notes.

 83.      On John Buncle

a.     The Examiner, 17 Sep 1815, “The Round Table” No. 20

b.     The Round Table, 1817, Vol. 1, No. 18.

c.     The Collected Works, vol. 1, 1902, eds. A. R. Waller & Arnold Glover; Introduction by W. E. Henley.

 84.      On Jealousy and Spleen of Party

a.     The Plain Speaker, 1826, Vol. 2, XV (XXXII).

b.     The Collected Works, vol. 7, 1903, eds. A. R. Waller & Arnold Glover; Introduction by W. E. Henley.

 85.      On Judging of Pictures

a.     Literary Examiner, 2 Aug 1823.

b.     Criticisms on Art, 1843-44, 2 vols., ed. WH’s son.

c.     Essays on Fine Arts, 1873, ed. W. Carew Hazlitt (WH’s grandson).

d.     The Collected Works, vol. 9, 1903, eds. A. R. Waller & Arnold Glover; Introduction by W. E. Henley.

e.     The Selected Writings, vol. 9, 1998, ed. Duncan Wu. Notes.

 86.      On Knowledge of the World

a.     Liberal, 1, 8 & 15 Dec 1827.

b.     Sketches and Essays, 1839, ed. WH’s son.

c.     The Collected Works, vol. 12, 1904, eds. A. R. Waller & Arnold Glover; Introduction by W. E. Henley.

 87.      On Lady Morgan’s Life of Salvator Rosa

a.     Edinburgh Review, Jul 1821.

b.     Essays on Fine Arts, 1873, ed. W. Carew Hazlitt (WH’s grandson).

c.     The Collected Works, vol. 10, 1903, eds. A. R. Waller & Arnold Glover; Introduction by W. E. Henley.

 88.      On Liberty and Necessity

a.     Literary Remains, 1836, ed. WH’s son.

b.     The Collected Works, vol. 11, 1904, eds. A. R. Waller & Arnold Glover; Introduction by W. E. Henley. Part of “Fragments of Lectures on Philosophy” (1812).

 89.      On Living to One’s-Self

a.     Table-Talk, 1821, Vol. 1, X.

b.     The Collected Works, vol. 6, 1903, eds. A. R. Waller & Arnold Glover; Introduction by W. E. Henley.

c.     Selected Essays of William Hazlitt, 1778–1830, 1930, ed. Geoffrey Keynes. Introduction.

d.     Metropolitan Writings, 2005, ed. Gregory Dart. Introduction.

 90.      On Locke’s Essay of the Human Understanding

a.     Literary Remains, 1836, ed. WH’s son.

b.     The Collected Works, vol. 11, 1904, eds. A. R. Waller & Arnold Glover; Introduction by W. E. Henley. Part of “Fragments of Lectures on Philosophy” (1812).

 91.      On Londoners and Country People

a.     New Monthly Magazine, 1823, “Table Talk No. 7”.

b.     The Plain Speaker, 1826, Vol. 1, VII.

c.     The Collected Works, vol. 7, 1903, eds. A. R. Waller & Arnold Glover; Introduction by W. E. Henley.

d.     Metropolitan Writings, 2005, ed. Gregory Dart. Introduction.

e.     The Spirit of Controversy and Other Essays, 2021, eds. Jon Mee and James Grande. Oxford World’s Classics. Introduction and Explanatory Notes.

 92.      On Manner

a.     The Examiner, 27 Aug & 3 Sep 1815. “The Round Table” Nos. 17 & 18.

b.     The Round Table, 1817, Vol. 1, No. 15. No. 17 complete, No. 18 abridged.

c.     Winterslow, 1850, ed. WH’s son, No. 18 as “Matter and Manner”.

d.     The Collected Works, vol. 1, 1902, eds. A. R. Waller & Arnold Glover; Introduction by W. E. Henley. Reprints (b).

e.     The Collected Works, vol. 11, 1904, eds. A. R. Waller & Arnold Glover; Introduction by W. E. Henley. Reprints No. 18 complete as “Essay on Manners”.

 93.      On Means and Ends

a.     Monthly Magazine, Sep 1827.

b.     Literary Remains, 1836, ed. WH’s son. Many variations.

c.     Winterslow, 1850, ed. WH’s son. Reprints (b).

d.     The Collected Works, vol. 12, 1904, eds. A. R. Waller & Arnold Glover; Introduction by W. E. Henley.

 94.      On Milton’s Lycidas

a.     The Examiner, 6 Aug 1815. “The Round Table” No. 15.

b.     The Round Table, 1817, Vol. 1, No. 13.

c.     The Collected Works, vol. 1, 1902, eds. A. R. Waller & Arnold Glover; Introduction by W. E. Henley.

 95.      On Milton’s Sonnets

a.     New Monthly Magazine, 1822, vol. IV, “Table Talk” No. 3.

b.     Table-Talk, 1822, Vol. 2, II (XVIII).

c.     The Collected Works, vol. 6, 1903, eds. A. R. Waller & Arnold Glover; Introduction by W. E. Henley.

 96.      On Milton’s Versification

a.     The Examiner, 20 Aug 1815. “The Round Table” No. 1.

b.     The Round Table, 1817, Vol. 1, No. 14.

c.     Lectures on the English Poets, 1818, Lecture III. Borrows from (a).

d.     The Collected Works, vol. 1, 1902, eds. A. R. Waller & Arnold Glover; Introduction by W. E. Henley. Reprints (b).

e.     The Collected Works, vol. 5, 1903, eds. A. R. Waller & Arnold Glover; Introduction by W. E. Henley. Reprints (c).

 97.      On Modern Comedy

a.     Morning Chronicle, 25 Sep & 15 Oct 1813. Two letters.

b.     The Examiner, 20 Aug 1815. “Theatrical Examiner”. Reprints the 1^st letter.

c.     The Round Table, 1817, Vol. 1, No. 7. Reprints the 1^st letter.

d.     Lectures on the English Comic Writers, 1818. Substantially the 1^st letter. Some passages from the 2^nd letter were interpolated in the 3^rd edn. (1841), ed. WH’s son.

e.     The Collected Works, vol. 1, 1902, eds. A. R. Waller & Arnold Glover; Introduction by W. E. Henley. Reprints (c).

f.      The Collected Works, vol. 8, 1903, eds. A. R. Waller & Arnold Glover; Introduction by W. E. Henley. Contains the 2^nd letter to Morning Chronicle (15 Oct 1813) as an appendix.

g.     Selected Writings, 1991, ed. Jon Cook. Oxford World’s Classics. Introduction and Explanatory Notes. Reprints excerpt from the 2^nd letter.

 98.      On Mr Kean’s Iago

a.     The Examiner, 24 Jul & 7 Aug 1814.

b.     The Round Table, 1817, Vol. 1, No. 8. Only the 1^st article (24 Jul); few variations.

c.     Characters of Shakespear’s Plays, 1817. Some passages borrowed.

d.     A View of the English Stage, 1818. Reprints both articles from (a) and another review of “Mr. Kean’s Iago” from Morning Chronicle, 9 May 1814.

e.     The Collected Works, vol. 1, 1902, eds. A. R. Waller & Arnold Glover; Introduction by W. E. Henley. Reprints (b).

f.      The Collected Works, vol. 8, 1903, eds. A. R. Waller & Arnold Glover; Introduction by W. E. Henley. Reprints (d). Contains as an appendix a rejoinder by WH (11 Sep 1814, The Examiner).

 99.      On Nicknames

a.     Edinburgh (New Scots) Magazine, Sep 1818.

b.     Sketches and Essays, 1839, ed. WH’s son. Omissions and variations.

c.     The Collected Works, vol. 11, 1904, eds. A. R. Waller & Arnold Glover; Introduction by W. E. Henley.

100.      On Novelty and Familiarity

a.     New Monthly Magazine, 1825.

b.     The Plain Speaker, 1826, Vol. 2, IX (XXVI). Revised.

c.     The Collected Works, vol. 7, 1903, eds. A. R. Waller & Arnold Glover; Introduction by W. E. Henley.

101.      On Old English Writers and Speakers

a.     New Monthly Magazine, 1825.

b.     The Plain Speaker, 1826, Vol. 2, X (XXVII). Revised.

c.     The Collected Works, vol. 7, 1903, eds. A. R. Waller & Arnold Glover; Introduction by W. E. Henley.

d.     Selected Essays of William Hazlitt, 1778–1830, 1930, ed. Geoffrey Keynes. Introduction.

102.      On Originality

a.     The Atlas, 3 Jan 1830?

b.     Criticisms on Art, 1843-44, 2 vols., ed. WH’s son.

c.     Essays on Fine Arts, 1873, ed. W. Carew Hazlitt (WH’s grandson).

d.     The Collected Works, vol. 9, 1903, eds. A. R. Waller & Arnold Glover; Introduction by W. E. Henley.

103.      On Rochefoucault's Maxims

a.     23 Oct 1814, The Examiner.

b.     The Collected Works, vol. 11, 1904, eds. A. R. Waller & Arnold Glover; Introduction by W. E. Henley.

104.      On Paradox and Common-Place

a.     Table-Talk, 1821, Vol. 1, XIV.

b.     The Collected Works, vol. 6, 1903, eds. A. R. Waller & Arnold Glover; Introduction by W. E. Henley.

105.      On Party Spirit

a.     The Atlas, 25 Apr 1830.

b.     Winterslow, 1850, ed. WH’s son.

c.     The Collected Works, vol. 12, 1904, eds. A. R. Waller & Arnold Glover; Introduction by W. E. Henley.

106.      On Patronage and Puffing

a.     Table-Talk, 1822, Vol. 2, XIV (XXX).

b.     The Collected Works, vol. 6, 1903, eds. A. R. Waller & Arnold Glover; Introduction by W. E. Henley.

107.      On Pedantry

a.     The Examiner, 3 & 10 Mar 1816, “The Round Table” Nos. 32 & 33.

b.     The Round Table, 1817, Vol. 2, No. 30.

c.     The Collected Works, vol. 1, 1902, eds. A. R. Waller & Arnold Glover; Introduction by W. E. Henley.

108.      On People of Sense

a.     London Magazine, Apr 1821, “Table Talk” No. 9.

b.     The Plain Speaker, 1826, Vol. 2, V (XXII).

c.     The Collected Works, vol. 7, 1903, eds. A. R. Waller & Arnold Glover; Introduction by W. E. Henley.

109.      On People with One Idea

a.     Table-Talk, 1821, Vol. 1, VII.

b.     The Collected Works, vol. 6, 1903, eds. A. R. Waller & Arnold Glover; Introduction by W. E. Henley.

110.      On Personal Character

a.     London Magazine, Mar 1821, “Table Talk” No. 8.

b.     The Plain Speaker, 1826, Vol. 2, IV (XXI).

c.     The Collected Works, vol. 7, 1903, eds. A. R. Waller & Arnold Glover; Introduction by W. E. Henley.

d.     Selected Essays of William Hazlitt, 1778–1830, 1930, ed. Geoffrey Keynes. Introduction.

111.      On Personal Identity

a.     Monthly Magazine, Jan 1828.

b.     Winterslow, 1850, ed. WH’s son. Some omissions.

c.     The Collected Works, vol. 12, 1904, eds. A. R. Waller & Arnold Glover; Introduction by W. E. Henley.

d.     Selected Writings, 1991, ed. Jon Cook. Oxford World’s Classics. Introduction and Explanatory Notes.

112.      On Posthumous Fame

a.     The Examiner, 22 May 1814. Subtitled “Whether Shakespeare was influenced by a love of it?”

b.     The Round Table, 1817, Vol. 1, No. 10. Signed “Z”.

c.     The Collected Works, vol. 1, 1902, eds. A. R. Waller & Arnold Glover; Introduction by W. E. Henley.

113.      On Prejudice

a.     Liberal, 11 & 18 Apr.

b.     Sketches and Essays, 1839, ed. WH’s son. Contains a third part apparently not published in The Atlas.

c.     The Collected Works, vol. 12, 1904, eds. A. R. Waller & Arnold Glover; Introduction by W. E. Henley. Reprints (a) and the third part from (b).

114.      On Public Opinion

a.     London Weekly Review, 19 Jan 1828.

b.     Winterslow, 1850, ed. WH’s son.

c.     The Collected Works, vol. 12, 1904, eds. A. R. Waller & Arnold Glover; Introduction by W. E. Henley.

d.     Selected Writings, 1991, ed. Jon Cook. Oxford World’s Classics. Introduction and Explanatory Notes.

115.      On Reading New Books

a.     Monthly Magazine, Jul 1827.

b.     Sketches and Essays, 1839, ed. WH’s son. Repr. with omissions.

c.     The Collected Works, vol. 12, 1904, eds. A. R. Waller & Arnold Glover; Introduction by W. E. Henley.

d.     The Selected Writings, vol. 9, 1998, ed. Duncan Wu. Notes.

116.      On Reading Old Books

a.     London Magazine, Feb 1821, “Table Talk” No. 7.

b.     The Plain Speaker, 1826, Vol. 2, III (XX).

c.     The Collected Works, vol. 7, 1903, eds. A. R. Waller & Arnold Glover; Introduction by W. E. Henley.

d.     Twenty-Two Essays, 1918, ed. Arthur Beatty. Preface, Introduction and Notes.

e.     Selected Essays of William Hazlitt, 1778–1830, 1930, ed. Geoffrey Keynes. Introduction.

117.      On Reason and Imagination

a.     The Plain Speaker, 1826, Vol. 1, V.

b.     The Collected Works, vol. 7, 1903, eds. A. R. Waller & Arnold Glover; Introduction by W. E. Henley.

c.     The Plain Speaker: The Key Essays, 1998, ed. Duncan Wu; Introduction by Tom Paulin.

d.     The Fight and Other Writings, 2000, eds. Tom Paulin and David Chandler. Penguin Classics. Introduction and Notes.

e.     On the Pleasure of Hating, 2004. Penguin Great Ideas.

118.      On Religious Hypocrisy

a.     The Examiner, 9 Oct 1814, “Commonplaces” No. 1.

b.     The Round Table, 1817, Vol. 2, No. 43. Signed “A”.

c.     The Collected Works, vol. 1, 1902, eds. A. R. Waller & Arnold Glover; Introduction by W. E. Henley.

119.      On Respectable People

a.     The Edinburgh (New Scots) Magazine, Aug 1818.

b.     The Plain Speaker, 1826, Vol. 2, XIV (XXXI).

c.     The Collected Works, vol. 7, 1903, eds. A. R. Waller & Arnold Glover; Introduction by W. E. Henley.

d.     The Collected Works, vol. 11, 1904, eds. A. R. Waller & Arnold Glover; Introduction by W. E. Henley. The editors foolishly remark (p. 598) that the essay is “now reprinted for the first time.” Not even close. It is absolutely the same essay as the one in (b) and (c).

120.      On Self-Love

a.     Literary Remains, 1836, ed. WH’s son.

b.     The Collected Works, vol. 11, 1904, eds. A. R. Waller & Arnold Glover; Introduction by W. E. Henley. Part of “Fragments of Lectures on Philosophy” (1812).

121.      On Sitting for One’s Picture

a.     New Monthly Magazine, 1823, “Table Talk” No. 9.

b.     The Plain Speaker, 1826, Vol. 1, XI.

c.     The Collected Works, vol. 7, 1903, eds. A. R. Waller & Arnold Glover; Introduction by W. E. Henley.

d.     Selected Essays of William Hazlitt, 1778–1830, 1930, ed. Geoffrey Keynes. Introduction.

122.      On Taste

a.     Edinburgh (New Scots) Magazine, Oct 1818 & Jul 1819, “Thoughts on Taste”.

b.     Sketches and Essays, 1839, ed. WH’s son. Omissions and variations. Also reprints a third article, probably from the author’s MS., that doesn’t seem to have appeared in the New Scots or any other magazine.

c.     The Collected Works, vol. 11, 1904, eds. A. R. Waller & Arnold Glover; Introduction by W. E. Henley. Reprints (a) and the third article from (b) as “Thoughts on Taste”.

123.      On the Aristocracy of Letters

a.     Table-Talk, 1822, Vol. 2, V (XXI).

b.     The Collected Works, vol. 6, 1903, eds. A. R. Waller & Arnold Glover; Introduction by W. E. Henley.

c.     Metropolitan Writings, 2005, ed. Gregory Dart. Introduction.

124.      On the Beggar’s Opera

a.     The Examiner, 18 Jun 1815. “Theatrical Examiners”.

b.     The Round Table, 1817, Vol. 1, No. 23.

c.     The Collected Works, vol. 1, 1902, eds. A. R. Waller & Arnold Glover; Introduction by W. E. Henley.

d.     Selected Writings, 1970, ed. Ronald Blythe. Penguin English Library; Penguin Classics, 1982. Introduction and Notes. Excerpt.

125.      On the Catalogue Raisonné of the British Institution

a.     The Examiner, 3, 10 & 17 Nov 1816, “Literary Notices”.

b.     The Round Table, 1817, Vol. 2, No. 47. Only the last two articles, considerable variations.

c.     Criticisms on Art, 1843-44, 2 vols., ed. WH’s son. Reprints (a).

d.     The Collected Works, vol. 1, 1902, eds. A. R. Waller & Arnold Glover; Introduction by W. E. Henley. Reprints (b).

e.     The Collected Works, vol. 9, 1904, eds. A. R. Waller & Arnold Glover; Introduction by W. E. Henley. Reprints the first article of (a).

126.      On the Causes of Methodism

a.     The Examiner, 22 Oct 1815, “The Round Table” No. 22.

b.     The Round Table, 1817, Vol. 1, No. 19.

c.     The Collected Works, vol. 1, 1902, eds. A. R. Waller & Arnold Glover; Introduction by W. E. Henley.

d.     Selected Writings, 1970, ed. Ronald Blythe. Penguin English Library; Penguin Classics, 1982. Introduction and Notes. Excerpt as “Methodists”.      

127.      On the Causes of Popular Opinion

a.     London Weekly Review, 16 Feb 1828.

b.     The Collected Works, vol. 12, 1904, eds. A. R. Waller & Arnold Glover; Introduction by W. E. Henley.

128.      On the Character of Milton’s Eve

a.     The Examiner, 21 Jul 1816, “The Round Table” No. 42, occasional passages from No. 43.

b.     Characters of Shakespear’s Plays, 1817. Some passages used in “Cymbeline”, “Othello” and “Winter’s Tale”.

c.     The Round Table, 1817, Vol. 2, No. 36.

d.     The Collected Works, vol. 1, 1902, eds. A. R. Waller & Arnold Glover; Introduction by W. E. Henley.

129.      On the Character of Rousseau

a.     The Examiner, 14 Apr 1816, “The Round Table” No. 36.

b.     The Round Table, 1817, Vol. 2, No. 32.

c.     The Collected Works, vol. 1, 1902, eds. A. R. Waller & Arnold Glover; Introduction by W. E. Henley.

130.      On the Clerical Character

a.     The Yellow Dwarf, 24, 31 Jan & 7 Feb 1818.

b.     Political Essays, 1819.

c.     The Collected Works, vol. 3, 1902, eds. A. R. Waller & Arnold Glover; Introduction by W. E. Henley.

d.     Selected Essays of William Hazlitt, 1778–1830, 1930, ed. Geoffrey Keynes. Introduction.

131.      On the Conduct of Life; or, Advice to a School-boy

a.     Estimated date, 1822. Not known to have appeared in magazine form. The “school-boy” from the title is WH’s son, ten years old in 1822.

b.     Literary Remains, 1836, ed. WH’s son.

c.     The Collected Works, vol. 12, 1904, eds. A. R. Waller & Arnold Glover; Introduction by W. E. Henley. Reprints (b).

d.     Selected Essays of William Hazlitt, 1778–1830, 1930, ed. Geoffrey Keynes. Introduction.

132.      On the Conversation of Authors I

a.     London Magazine, 20 Sep 1820. “Table Talk” No. 3.

b.     New Monthly Magazine, 1822, “Table Talk” No. 5.

c.     The Plain Speaker, 1826, Vol. 1, III.

d.     The Collected Works, vol. 7, 1903, eds. A. R. Waller & Arnold Glover; Introduction by W. E. Henley.

e.     Selected Essays, 1917, ed. George Sampson. Preface, excellent Introduction and extensive Notes.

f.      Selected Essays of William Hazlitt, 1778–1830, 1930, ed. Geoffrey Keynes. Introduction.

g.     The Plain Speaker: The Key Essays, 1998, ed. Duncan Wu; Introduction by Tom Paulin.

133.      On the Conversation of Authors II

a.     The Plain Speaker, 1826, Vol. 1, IV.

b.     The Collected Works, vol. 7, 1903, eds. A. R. Waller & Arnold Glover; Introduction by W. E. Henley.

c.     Selected Essays, 1917, ed. George Sampson. Preface, excellent Introduction and extensive Notes.

d.     The Plain Speaker: The Key Essays, 1998, ed. Duncan Wu; Introduction by Tom Paulin.

134.      On the Conversation of Lords

a.     New Monthly Magazine, Apr 1826.

b.     Sketches and Essays, 1839, ed. WH’s son.

c.     The Collected Works, vol. 12, 1904, eds. A. R. Waller & Arnold Glover; Introduction by W. E. Henley.

135.      On the Difference between Writing and Speaking

a.     London Magazine, Jul 1820, “Table Talk” No. 11.

b.     The Plain Speaker, 1826, Vol. 2, VII (XXIV).

c.     The Collected Works, vol. 7, 1903, eds. A. R. Waller & Arnold Glover; Introduction by W. E. Henley.

d.     Selected Essays of William Hazlitt, 1778–1830, 1930, ed. Geoffrey Keynes. Introduction.

e.     The Plain Speaker: The Key Essays, 1998, ed. Duncan Wu; Introduction by Tom Paulin.

f.      The Fight and Other Writings, 2000, eds. Tom Paulin and David Chandler. Penguin Classics. Introduction and Notes.

136.      On the Disadvantages of Intellectual Superiority

a.     Table-Talk, 1822, Vol. 2, XIII (XXIX).

b.     The Collected Works, vol. 6, 1903, eds. A. R. Waller & Arnold Glover; Introduction by W. E. Henley.

c.     Twenty-Two Essays, 1918, ed. Arthur Beatty. Preface, Introduction and Notes.

137.      On the Effects of War and Taxes

a.     Political Essays, 1819.

b.     The Collected Works, vol. 3, 1902, eds. A. R. Waller & Arnold Glover; Introduction by W. E. Henley.

138.      On the Elgin Marbles

a.     The Examiner, 16 & 30 Jun 1816, as “Report from the Select Committee of the House of Commons on the Elgin Marbles”.

b.     London Magazine, Feb & May 1822, recycles some material from the previous piece.

c.     Essays on Fine Arts, 1873, ed. W. Carew Hazlitt (WH’s grandson).

d.     The Collected Works, vol. 4, 1903, eds. A. R. Waller & Arnold Glover; Introduction by W. E. Henley. Reprints (a) and (b).

e.     Selected Writings, 1991, ed. Jon Cook. Oxford World’s Classics. Introduction and Explanatory Notes. Reprints only the second article.

f.      The Selected Writings, vol. 9, 1998, ed. Duncan Wu. Notes.

g.     The Fight and Other Writings, 2000, eds. Tom Paulin and David Chandler. Penguin Classics. Introduction and Notes.

h.     The Spirit of Controversy and Other Essays, 2021, eds. Jon Mee and James Grande. Oxford World’s Classics. Introduction and Explanatory Notes. Reprints (a).

139.      On the Fear of Death

a.     Table-Talk, 1822, Vol. 2, XVII (XXXIII).

b.     The Collected Works, vol. 6, 1903, eds. A. R. Waller & Arnold Glover; Introduction by W. E. Henley.

c.     Twenty-Two Essays, 1918, ed. Arthur Beatty. Preface, Introduction and Notes.

d.     Selected Essays of William Hazlitt, 1778–1830, 1930, ed. Geoffrey Keynes. Introduction.

e.     Selected Writings, 1970, ed. Ronald Blythe. Penguin English Library; Penguin Classics, 1982. Introduction and Notes.

140.      On the Feeling of Immortality in Youth

a.     Monthly Magazine, Mar 1827.

b.     Literary Remains, 1836, ed. WH’s son. Many omissions and variations.

c.     Winterslow, 1850, ed. WH’s son. Many omissions and variations.

d.     The Collected Works, vol. 12, 1904, eds. A. R. Waller & Arnold Glover; Introduction by W. E. Henley.

e.     Twenty-Two Essays, 1918, ed. Arthur Beatty. Preface, Introduction and Notes.

f.      Selected Essays of William Hazlitt, 1778–1830, 1930, ed. Geoffrey Keynes. Introduction.

g.     The Selected Writings, vol. 9, 1998, ed. Duncan Wu. Notes.

h.     Metropolitan Writings, 2005, ed. Gregory Dart. Introduction.

141.      On the Fine Arts

a.     Encyclopedia Britannica, 1824.

b.     Literary Remains, 1836, ed. WH’s son.

c.     Essays on Fine Arts, 1873, ed. W. Carew Hazlitt (WH’s grandson).

d.     The Collected Works, vol. 9, 1903, eds. A. R. Waller & Arnold Glover; Introduction by W. E. Henley.

142.      On the Ideal

a.     The Champion, 25 Dec 1814.

b.     Essays on Fine Arts, 1873, ed. W. Carew Hazlitt (WH’s grandson).

c.     The Collected Works, vol. 11, 1904, eds. A. R. Waller & Arnold Glover; Introduction by W. E. Henley.

143.      On the Ignorance of the Learned

a.     The Edinburgh (New Scots) Magazine, Jul 1818.

b.     Table-Talk, 1821, Vol. 1, VIII.

c.     The Collected Works, vol. 6, 1903, eds. A. R. Waller & Arnold Glover; Introduction by W. E. Henley.

d.     Twenty-Two Essays, 1918, ed. Arthur Beatty. Preface, Introduction and Notes.

e.     Selected Essays of William Hazlitt, 1778–1830, 1930, ed. Geoffrey Keynes. Introduction.

f.      A Book of English Essays, 1942 (new and enlarged edition, 1951), ed. W. E. Williams.

144.      On the Imitation of Nature

a.     The Champion, 8 Jan 1815.

b.     The Collected Works, vol. 11, 1904, eds. A. R. Waller & Arnold Glover; Introduction by W. E. Henley.

145.      On the Knowledge of Character

a.     Table-Talk, 1822, Vol. 2, XV (XXXI).

b.     The Collected Works, vol. 6, 1903, eds. A. R. Waller & Arnold Glover; Introduction by W. E. Henley.

c.     Twenty-Two Essays, 1918, ed. Arthur Beatty. Preface, Introduction and Notes.

d.     Selected Essays of William Hazlitt, 1778–1830, 1930, ed. Geoffrey Keynes. Introduction.

e.     Selected Writings, 1970, ed. Ronald Blythe. Penguin English Library; Penguin Classics, 1982. Introduction and Notes.

146.      On the Late War

a.     Political Essays, 1819. Dated “April 3, 1814”.

b.     The Collected Works, vol. 3, 1902, eds. A. R. Waller & Arnold Glover; Introduction by W. E. Henley.

147.      On the Literary Character

a.     Morning Chronicle, 28 Oct 1813, as “Baron Grimm and the Edinburgh reviewers”.

b.     The Round Table, 1817, Vol. 2, No. 45. Signed “T.T.”. Some omissions.

c.     The Collected Works, vol. 1, 1902, eds. A. R. Waller & Arnold Glover; Introduction by W. E. Henley.

148.      On the Look of a Gentleman

a.     London Magazine, Jan 1821. “Table Talk” No. 6.

b.     The Plain Speaker, 1826, Vol. 2, II (XIX).

c.     Essays of William Hazlitt, 1889, ed. Frank Carr. Introduction and Notes.

d.     The Collected Works, vol. 7, 1903, eds. A. R. Waller & Arnold Glover; Introduction by W. E. Henley.

149.      On the Love of Life

a.     The Examiner, 15 Jan 1815. “The Round Table” No. 1.

b.     The Round Table, 1817, Vol. 1, No. 19.

c.     The Collected Works, vol. 1, 1902, eds. A. R. Waller & Arnold Glover; Introduction by W. E. Henley.

d.     Selected Essays of William Hazlitt, 1778–1830, 1930, ed. Geoffrey Keynes. Introduction.

150.      On the Love of the Country

a.     The Examiner, 27 Nov 1814. “Commonplaces” No. 3. Subtitled “To the Editor of The Round Table” but was in fact written before “The Round Table” series commenced.

b.     The Round Table, 1817, Vol. 1, No. 9.

c.     Lectures on the English Poets, 1818, chapter V. Based on (a).

d.     The Collected Works, vol. 1, 1902, eds. A. R. Waller & Arnold Glover; Introduction by W. E. Henley.

e.     Selected Essays of William Hazlitt, 1778–1830, 1930, ed. Geoffrey Keynes. Introduction.

151.      On the Midsummer Night’s Dream

a.     The Examiner, 26 Nov 1815. “The  Round Table” No. 26

b.     The Round Table, 1817, Vol. 1, No. 22.

c.     Characters of Shakespear’s Plays, 1817.  Revised and expanded version.

d.     The Collected Works, vol. 1, 1902, eds. A. R. Waller & Arnold Glover; Introduction by W. E. Henley.

152.      On the Old Age of Artists

a.     New Monthly Magazine, 1823, “Table Talk” No. 8.

b.     The Plain Speaker, 1826, Vol. 1, IX.

c.     The Collected Works, vol. 7, 1903, eds. A. R. Waller & Arnold Glover; Introduction by W. E. Henley.

d.     The Plain Speaker: The Key Essays, 1998, ed. Duncan Wu; Introduction by Tom Paulin.

153.      On the Past and Future

a.     Table-Talk, 1821, Vol. 1, III.

b.     The Collected Works, vol. 6, 1903, eds. A. R. Waller & Arnold Glover; Introduction by W. E. Henley.

154.      On the Picturesque and Ideal

a.     Table-Talk, 1822, Vol. 2, XVI (XXXII).

b.     The Collected Works, vol. 6, 1903, eds. A. R. Waller & Arnold Glover; Introduction by W. E. Henley.

155.      On the Pleasure of Hating

a.     The Plain Speaker, 1826, Vol. 1, XIII.

b.     The Collected Works, vol. 7, 1903, eds. A. R. Waller & Arnold Glover; Introduction by W. E. Henley.

c.     Selected Essays of William Hazlitt, 1778–1830, 1930, ed. Geoffrey Keynes. Introduction.

d.     Selected Writings, 1970, ed. Ronald Blythe. Penguin English Library; Penguin Classics, 1982. Introduction and Notes.

e.     The Oxford Book of Essays, 1991, ed. John Gross.

f.      The Art of the Personal Essay, 1995, ed. Philip Lopate.

g.     The Plain Speaker: The Key Essays, 1998, ed. Duncan Wu; Introduction by Tom Paulin.

h.     The Fight and Other Writings, 2000, eds. Tom Paulin and David Chandler. Penguin Classics. Introduction and Notes.

i.       On the Pleasure of Hating, 2004. Penguin Great Ideas.

j.       The Spirit of Controversy and Other Essays, 2021, eds. Jon Mee and James Grande. Oxford World’s Classics. Introduction and Explanatory Notes.

156.      On the Pleasure of Painting I

a.     London Magazine, Dec 1820, “Table Talk” No. 5.

b.     Table-Talk, 1821, Vol. 1, I.

c.     Criticisms on Art, 1843-44, 2 vols., ed. WH’s son.

d.     Essays of William Hazlitt, 1889, ed. Frank Carr. Introduction and Notes.

e.     The Collected Works, vol. 6, 1903, eds. A. R. Waller & Arnold Glover; Introduction by W. E. Henley. Reprints (b).

f.      Selected Essays, 1917, ed. George Sampson. Preface, excellent Introduction and extensive Notes.

g.     Selected Essays of William Hazlitt, 1778–1830, 1930, ed. Geoffrey Keynes. Introduction.

h.     Selected Writings, 1970, ed. Ronald Blythe. Penguin English Library; Penguin Classics, 1982. Introduction and Notes.

i.       The Fight and Other Writings, 2000, eds. Tom Paulin and David Chandler. Penguin Classics. Introduction and Notes.

j.       The Spirit of Controversy and Other Essays, 2021, eds. Jon Mee and James Grande. Oxford World’s Classics. Introduction and Explanatory Notes.

157.      On the Pleasure of Painting II

a.     London Magazine, Dec 1820, “Table Talk” No. 5.

b.     Table-Talk, 1821, Vol. 1, II.

c.     The Collected Works, vol. 6, 1903, eds. A. R. Waller & Arnold Glover; Introduction by W. E. Henley.

d.     Selected Essays, 1917, ed. George Sampson. Preface, excellent Introduction and extensive Notes.

e.     The Spirit of Controversy and Other Essays, 2021, eds. Jon Mee and James Grande. Oxford World’s Classics. Introduction and Explanatory Notes.

158.      On the Present State of Parliamentary Eloquence

a.     London Magazine, Oct 1820.

b.     The Collected Works, vol. 8, 1903, eds. A. R. Waller & Arnold Glover; Introduction by W. E. Henley.

c.     The Fight and Other Writings, 2000, eds. Tom Paulin and David Chandler. Penguin Classics. Introduction and Notes.

159.      On the Prose-Style of Poets

a.     The Plain Speaker, 1826, Vol. 1, I.

b.     The Collected Works, vol. 7, 1903, eds. A. R. Waller & Arnold Glover; Introduction by W. E. Henley.

c.     Twenty-Two Essays, 1918, ed. Arthur Beatty. Preface, Introduction and Notes.

d.     Selected Essays of William Hazlitt, 1778–1830, 1930, ed. Geoffrey Keynes. Introduction.

e.     The Plain Speaker: The Key Essays, 1998, ed. Duncan Wu; Introduction by Tom Paulin.

f.      The Fight and Other Writings, 2000, eds. Tom Paulin and David Chandler. Penguin Classics. Introduction and Notes.

160.      On the Qualifications necessary to Success in Life

a.     London Magazine, Jun 1820, “Table Talk” No. 1.

b.     The Plain Speaker, 1826, Vol. 2, I (XVIII).

c.     The Collected Works, vol. 7, 1903, eds. A. R. Waller & Arnold Glover; Introduction by W. E. Henley.

161.      On the Question whether Pope was a Poet

a.     Edinburgh (New Scots) Magazine, Feb 1818.

b.     The Collected Works, vol. 11, 1904, eds. A. R. Waller & Arnold Glover; Introduction by W. E. Henley.

c.     The Selected Writings, vol. 9, 1998, ed. Duncan Wu. Notes.

162.      On the Regal Character

a.     Political Essays, 1819.

b.     The Collected Works, vol. 3, 1902, eds. A. R. Waller & Arnold Glover; Introduction by W. E. Henley.

163.      On the Scotch Character (A Fragment)

a.     Liberal, 1822.

b.     The Collected Works, vol. 12, 1904, eds. A. R. Waller & Arnold Glover; Introduction by W. E. Henley.

164.      On the Spirit of Monarchy

a.     Liberal, Jan 1823.

b.     Literary Remains, 1836, ed. WH’s son.

c.     The Collected Works, vol. 12, 1904, eds. A. R. Waller & Arnold Glover; Introduction by W. E. Henley.

d.     Selected Essays of William Hazlitt, 1778–1830, 1930, ed. Geoffrey Keynes. Introduction.

e.     The Fight and Other Writings, 2000, eds. Tom Paulin and David Chandler. Penguin Classics. Introduction and Notes.

f.      On the Pleasure of Hating, 2004. Penguin Great Ideas.

g.     The Spirit of Controversy and Other Essays, 2021, eds. Jon Mee and James Grande. Oxford World’s Classics. Introduction and Explanatory Notes. Reprints (a), presumably.

165.      On the Spirit of Obligations

a.     New Monthly Magazine, 1824, “Table Talk” No. 7.

b.     The Plain Speaker, 1826, Vol. 1, VII.

c.     The Collected Works, vol. 7, 1903, eds. A. R. Waller & Arnold Glover; Introduction by W. E. Henley.

d.     Twenty-Two Essays, 1918, ed. Arthur Beatty. Preface, Introduction and Notes.

e.     Selected Essays of William Hazlitt, 1778–1830, 1930, ed. Geoffrey Keynes. Introduction.

166.      On the Spirit of Partisanship

a.     London Magazine, Dec 1821.

b.     Sketches and Essays, 1839, ed. WH’s son.

c.     The Collected Works, vol. 11, 1904, eds. A. R. Waller & Arnold Glover; Introduction by W. E. Henley.

167.      On the Spy-System

a.     Political Essays, 1819. Two essays.

b.     The Collected Works, vol. 3, 1902, eds. A. R. Waller & Arnold Glover; Introduction by W. E. Henley.

168.      On the Tatler

a.     The Examiner, 5 Mar 1815. “The Round Table” No. 10.

b.     The Round Table, 1817, Vol. 1, No. 5.

c.     Lectures on the English Comic Writers, 1818, chapter V. Based on (a).

d.     The Collected Works, vol. 1, 1902, eds. A. R. Waller & Arnold Glover; Introduction by W. E. Henley. Reprints (b).

169.      On the Tendency of Sects

a.     The Examiner, 10 Sep 1815, “The Round Table” No. 19.

b.     The Round Table, 1817, Vol. 1, No. 17. Signed “Z”.

c.     The Collected Works, vol. 1, 1902, eds. A. R. Waller & Arnold Glover; Introduction by W. E. Henley.

d.     Selected Writings, 1970, ed. Ronald Blythe. Penguin English Library; Penguin Classics, 1982. Introduction and Notes. Excerpt as “Quakers”.

170.      On the Treatment of State Prisoners

a.     Political Essays, 1819.

b.     The Collected Works, vol. 3, 1902, eds. A. R. Waller & Arnold Glover; Introduction by W. E. Henley.

171.      On the Want of Money

a.     Monthly Magazine, Jan 1827.

b.     Literary Remains, 1836, ed. WH’s son.

c.     The Collected Works, vol. 12, 1904, eds. A. R. Waller & Arnold Glover; Introduction by W. E. Henley.

d.     Selected Essays of William Hazlitt, 1778–1830, 1930, ed. Geoffrey Keynes. Introduction.

e.     Metropolitan Writings, 2005, ed. Gregory Dart. Introduction.

172.      On the Writings of Hobbes

a.     Literary Remains, 1836, ed. WH’s son.

b.     The Collected Works, vol. 11, 1904, eds. A. R. Waller & Arnold Glover; Introduction by W. E. Henley. Part of “Fragments of Lectures on Philosophy” (1812).

173.      On Thought and Action

a.     Table-Talk, 1821, Vol. 1, XI.

b.     The Collected Works, vol. 6, 1903, eds. A. R. Waller & Arnold Glover; Introduction by W. E. Henley.

174.      On Tooke’s “Diversions of Purley”

a.     Literary Remains, 1836, ed. WH’s son.

b.     The Collected Works, vol. 11, 1904, eds. A. R. Waller & Arnold Glover; Introduction by W. E. Henley. Part of “Fragments of Lectures on Philosophy” (1812).

175.      On Vulgarity and Affectation

a.     Table-Talk, 1821, Vol. 1, XVI.

b.     The Collected Works, vol. 6, 1903, eds. A. R. Waller & Arnold Glover; Introduction by W. E. Henley.

c.     Selected Writings, 1970, ed. Ronald Blythe. Penguin English Library; Penguin Classics, 1982. Introduction and Notes. Excerpt as “Vulgarity”.

176.      On Will-Making

a.     Table-Talk, 1821, Vol. 1, XII.

b.     The Collected Works, vol. 6, 1903, eds. A. R. Waller & Arnold Glover; Introduction by W. E. Henley.

177.      On Wit and Humour

a.     Lectures on the English Comic Writers, 1819, introduction.

b.     Essays of William Hazlitt, 1889, ed. Frank Carr. Introduction and Notes.

c.     The Collected Works, vol. 8, 1903, eds. A. R. Waller & Arnold Glover; Introduction by W. E. Henley.

d.     Selected Essays of William Hazlitt, 1778–1830, 1930, ed. Geoffrey Keynes. Introduction.

178.      Originality

a.     The Atlas, Jan 3, 1830.

b.     Selected Writings, 1991, ed. Jon Cook. Oxford World’s Classics. Introduction and Explanatory Notes.

179.      Personal Politics

a.     Literary Remains, 1836, ed. WH’s son. According to the editor, this essay was written “during my father’s last illness, immediately after the French Revolution of 1830.”

b.     The Collected Works, vol. 12, 1904, eds. A. R. Waller & Arnold Glover; Introduction by W. E. Henley.

180.      Poetry

a.     The Atlas, 8 Mar 1829.

b.     The Collected Works, vol. 12, 1904, eds. A. R. Waller & Arnold Glover; Introduction by W. E. Henley.

c.     The Fight and Other Writings, 2000, eds. Tom Paulin and David Chandler. Penguin Classics. Introduction and Notes.

181.      Pope, Lord Byron and Mr. Bowles

a.     London Magazine, Jun 1821.

b.     The Collected Works, vol. 11, 1904, eds. A. R. Waller & Arnold Glover; Introduction by W. E. Henley.

182.      ‘Portrait of Croker’

a.     The Examiner, 1 Aug 1824, anonymously.

b.     The Plain Speaker: The Key Essays, 1998, ed. Duncan Wu; Introduction by Tom Paulin.

c.     The Fight and Other Writings, 2000, eds. Tom Paulin and David Chandler. Penguin Classics. Introduction and Notes.

183.      Project for a New Theory of Civil and Criminal Legislation

a.     The Atlas, 1829? Dated “1828”.

b.     Literary Remains, 1836, ed. WH’s son.

c.     Winterslow, 1850, ed. WH’s son. Reprints more fully than (b).

d.     The Collected Works, vol. 12, 1904, eds. A. R. Waller & Arnold Glover; Introduction by W. E. Henley. Reprints (c).

184.      Review of Schlegel’s Lectures on Dramatic Literature (1815)

a.     Edinburgh Review, Feb 1816.

b.     The Collected Works, vol. 10, 1903, eds. A. R. Waller & Arnold Glover; Introduction by W. E. Henley.

c.     The Selected Writings, vol. 1 (app.), 1998, ed. Duncan Wu.

185.      Royal Academy

a.     Essays on Fine Arts, 1873, ed. W. Carew Hazlitt (WH’s grandson). Short piece on Mr Martin A. Shee, who was elected President of Royal Academy in 1830, and a fascinating glimpse into the facility with which WH expressed himself on paper. “Printed from the autograph MS. in the Editor’s Possession. The following note is written at the foot of the paper by Mr C. Cowden Clarke: –“An article written for me in The Atlas newspaper, by William Hazlitt. The autograph is his, and I was at his elbow while he wrote it, which occupied him about ten minutes or a quarter of an hour.”

186.      Sects and Parties

a.     The Atlas, 2 Aug 1829.

b.     The Collected Works, vol. 12, 1904, eds. A. R. Waller & Arnold Glover; Introduction by W. E. Henley.

187.      Shakespear’s Female Characters

a.     The Examiner, 28 Jul 1816, “The Round Table” No. 43.

b.     Characters of Shakespear’s Plays, 1817. Parts used in “Othello” and “Cymbeline”.

c.     The Collected Works, vol. 11, 1904, eds. A. R. Waller & Arnold Glover; Introduction by W. E. Henley.

188.      Self-Love and Benevolence (A Dialogue)

a.     New Monthly Magazine, Oct & Dec 1828.

b.     Sketches and Essays, 1839, ed. WH’s son. Omitted in the 2^nd edn. (1851).

c.     The Collected Works, vol. 12, 1904, eds. A. R. Waller & Arnold Glover; Introduction by W. E. Henley.

d.     Selected Writings, 1991, ed. Jon Cook. Oxford World’s Classics. Introduction and Explanatory Notes. Reprints the second part.

189.      Sir Walter Scot, Racine, and Shakespear

a.     The Plain Speaker, 1826, Vol. 2, XII (XXIX).

b.     The Collected Works, vol. 7, 1903, eds. A. R. Waller & Arnold Glover; Introduction by W. E. Henley.

190.      The Fight

a.     New Monthly Magazine, Feb 1822.

b.     Literary Remains, 1836, ed. WH’s son.

c.     The Collected Works, vol. 12, 1904, eds. A. R. Waller & Arnold Glover; Introduction by W. E. Henley.

d.     Selected Essays, 1917, ed. George Sampson. Preface, excellent Introduction and extensive Notes.

e.     Selected Essays of William Hazlitt, 1778–1830, 1930, ed. Geoffrey Keynes. Introduction.

f.      Selected Writings, 1970, ed. Ronald Blythe. Penguin English Library; Penguin Classics, 1982. Introduction and Notes.

g.     Selected Writings, 1991, ed. Jon Cook. Oxford World’s Classics. Introduction and Explanatory Notes. Reprints an excerpt of the essay.

h.     The Art of the Personal Essay, 1995, ed. Philip Lopate.

i.       The Selected Writings, vol. 9, 1998, ed. Duncan Wu. Notes.

j.       The Fight and Other Writings, 2000, eds. Tom Paulin and David Chandler. Penguin Classics. Introduction and Notes.

k.     On the Pleasure of Hating, 2004. Penguin Great Ideas.

l.       The Spirit of Controversy and Other Essays, 2021, eds. Jon Mee and James Grande. Oxford World’s Classics. Introduction and Explanatory Notes.

191.      The Free Admission

a.     New Monthly Magazine, July 1830.

b.     The Collected Works, vol. 12, 1904, eds. A. R. Waller & Arnold Glover; Introduction by W. E. Henley.

c.     The Selected Writings, vol. 9, 1998, ed. Duncan Wu. Notes.

d.     Metropolitan Writings, 2005, ed. Gregory Dart. Introduction.

e.     The Spirit of Controversy and Other Essays, 2021, eds. Jon Mee and James Grande. Oxford World’s Classics. Introduction and Explanatory Notes.

192.      The Indian Jugglers

a.     Table-Talk, 1821, Vol. 1, IX. The concluding section on John Cavanagh had appeared in The Examiner (Feb 7, 1819).

b.     The Collected Works, vol. 6, 1903, eds. A. R. Waller & Arnold Glover; Introduction by W. E. Henley.

c.     Selected Essays, 1917, ed. George Sampson. Preface, excellent Introduction and extensive Notes.

d.     Great Essays, 1953, ed. Houston Peterson; only the section on John Cavanagh.

e.     Selected Writings, 1970, ed. Ronald Blythe. Penguin English Library; Penguin Classics, 1982. Introduction and Notes.

f.      The Fight and Other Writings, 2000, eds. Tom Paulin and David Chandler. Penguin Classics. Introduction and Notes.

g.     On the Pleasure of Hating, 2004. Penguin Great Ideas.

h.     Metropolitan Writings, 2005, ed. Gregory Dart. Introduction.

i.       The Spirit of Controversy and Other Essays, 2021, eds. Jon Mee and James Grande. Oxford World’s Classics. Introduction and Explanatory Notes.

193.      The Letter-Bell

a.     Monthly Magazine, Mar 1831. Posthumously published “by the late William Hazlitt”. Reference to the July Revolution of 1830 suggests that it was probably Hazlitt’s final essay. He died on Sep 18, 1830. See Notes in (c), p. 607.

b.     Sketches and Essays, 1839, ed. WH’s son. Considerable omissions.

c.     The Collected Works, vol. 11, 1904, eds. A. R. Waller & Arnold Glover; Introduction by W. E. Henley.

d.     Selected Essays of William Hazlitt, 1778–1830, 1930, ed. Geoffrey Keynes. Introduction.

e.     The Selected Writings, vol. 9, 1998, ed. Duncan Wu. Notes.

f.      The Fight and Other Writings, 2000, eds. Tom Paulin and David Chandler. Penguin Classics. Introduction and Notes.

g.     Metropolitan Writings, 2005, ed. Gregory Dart. Introduction.

h.     The Spirit of Controversy and Other Essays, 2021, eds. Jon Mee and James Grande. Oxford World’s Classics. Introduction and Explanatory Notes.

194.      The Main Chance

a.     New Monthly Magazine, Feb 1828.

b.     Literary Remains, 1836, ed. WH’s son.

c.     The Collected Works, vol. 12, 1904, eds. A. R. Waller & Arnold Glover; Introduction by W. E. Henley.

d.     The Selected Writings, vol. 9, 1998, ed. Duncan Wu. Notes.

195.      The New School of Reform

a.     The Plain Speaker, 1826, Vol. 1, XVII. Subtitled “A Dialogue between a Rationalist and a Sentimentalist”.

b.     The Collected Works, vol. 7, 1903, eds. A. R. Waller & Arnold Glover; Introduction by W. E. Henley.

196.      The Opera

a.     The Yellow Dwarf, 23 May 1818, as “On the Opera”.

b.     Literary Remains, 1836, ed. WH’s son.

c.     The Collected Works, vol. 11, 1904, eds. A. R. Waller & Arnold Glover; Introduction by W. E. Henley.

d.     The Selected Writings, vol. 9, 1998, ed. Duncan Wu, as “On the Opera”. Notes.

197.      The Shyness of Scholars

a.     New Monthly Magazine, Dec 1827.

b.     Literary Remains, 1836, ed. WH’s son.

c.     The Collected Works, vol. 12, 1904, eds. A. R. Waller & Arnold Glover; Introduction by W. E. Henley.

198.      The Sick Chamber

a.     New Monthly Magazine, Aug 1830.

b.     Essayist and Critic, 1889, ed. Alexander Ireland.

c.     Essays of William Hazlitt, 1889, ed. Frank Carr. Introduction and Notes.

d.     The Collected Works, vol. 12, 1904, eds. A. R. Waller & Arnold Glover; Introduction by W. E. Henley.

e.     The Selected Writings, vol. 9, 1998, ed. Duncan Wu. Notes.

f.      Metropolitan Writings, 2005, ed. Gregory Dart. Introduction.

199.      The Spirit of Controversy

a.     Atlas, 31 Jan 1830.

b.     The Collected Works, vol. 12, 1904, eds. A. R. Waller & Arnold Glover; Introduction by W. E. Henley.

c.     The Spirit of Controversy and Other Essays, 2021, eds. Jon Mee and James Grande. Oxford World’s Classics. Introduction and Explanatory Notes.

200.      The Vatican

a.     New Monthly Magazine, Nov 1827.

b.     Literary Remains, 1836, ed. WH’s son.

c.     Essays on Fine Arts, 1873, ed. W. Carew Hazlitt (WH’s grandson).

d.     The Collected Works, vol. 9, 1904, eds. A. R. Waller & Arnold Glover; Introduction by W. E. Henley.

201.      Trifles as Light as Air

a.     The Atlas, 27 Sep & 4 Oct 1829.

b.     The Round Table, 1871, ed. WH’s grandson.

c.     The Collected Works, vol. 12, 1904, eds. A. R. Waller & Arnold Glover; Introduction by W. E. Henley.

202.      What is the People?

a.     Champion, 12, 19 & 26 Oct 1817

b.     Yellow Dwarf, Mar 7 & 14, 1818.

c.     Political Essays, 1819.

d.     The Collected Works, vol. 3, 1902, eds. A. R. Waller & Arnold Glover; Introduction by W. E. Henley. Reprints (b).

e.     Selected Writings, 1991, ed. Jon Cook. Oxford World’s Classics. Introduction and Explanatory Notes.

f.      The Fight and Other Writings, 2000, eds. Tom Paulin and David Chandler. Penguin Classics. Introduction and Notes.

g.     On the Pleasure of Hating, 2004. Penguin Great Ideas. Reprints Mar 7 from (b).

h.     The Spirit of Controversy and Other Essays, 2021, eds. Jon Mee and James Grande. Oxford World’s Classics. Introduction and Explanatory Notes.

203.      Whether Actors Ought to Sit in the Boxes?

a.     Table-Talk, 1822, Vol. 2, XII (XXVIII).

b.     The Collected Works, vol. 6, 1903, eds. A. R. Waller & Arnold Glover; Introduction by W. E. Henley.

204.      Whether Genius is Conscious of its Powers?

a.     The Plain Speaker, 1826, Vol. 1, XII.

b.     The Collected Works, vol. 7, 1903, eds. A. R. Waller & Arnold Glover; Introduction by W. E. Henley.

c.     Selected Essays of William Hazlitt, 1778–1830, 1930, ed. Geoffrey Keynes. Introduction.

d.     The Plain Speaker: The Key Essays, 1998, ed. Duncan Wu; Introduction by Tom Paulin. Contains “A Half-length”, a newly discovered essay by WH.

e.     The Fight and Other Writings, 2000, eds. Tom Paulin and David Chandler. Penguin Classics. Introduction and Notes.

205.      Why Distant Objects Please

a.     Table-Talk, 1822, Vol. 2, X (XXVI).

b.     The Collected Works, vol. 6, 1903, eds. A. R. Waller & Arnold Glover; Introduction by W. E. Henley.

c.     Twenty-Two Essays, 1918, ed. Arthur Beatty. Preface, Introduction and Notes.

d.     Selected Essays of William Hazlitt, 1778–1830, 1930, ed. Geoffrey Keynes. Introduction.

e.     Selected Writings, 1970, ed. Ronald Blythe. Penguin English Library; Penguin Classics, 1982. Introduction and Notes.

f.      Metropolitan Writings, 2005, ed. Gregory Dart. Introduction.

206.      Why the Arts are not Progressive? – A Fragment

a.     Morning Chronicle, 11 & 15 Jan 1814, as “Fragments of Art. Why the Arts are not progressive?”.

b.     The Champion, 28 Aug & 11 Sep 1814, as “Fine Arts. Whether they are promoted by Academies and Public Institutions”, and a letter (2 Oct 1814) in reply to the criticism of a correspondent.  

c.     The Round Table, 1817, Vol. 2, No. 52. The first article from (a) + part of the second article from (b).

d.     Encyclopedia Britannica, supplement to the 4^th, 5^th and 6^th edns., 1824, 6 vols., as “Fine Arts”. Based on (b) and (c) + “Character of Sir Joshua Reynolds” (30 Oct & 6 Nov 1814, The Champion).

e.     Essays on Fine Arts, 1873, ed. W. Carew Hazlitt (WH’s grandson), as “An Inquiry Whether the Fine Arts are promoted by Academies and Public Institutions”.

f.      The Collected Works, vol. 1, 1902, eds. A. R. Waller & Arnold Glover; Introduction by W. E. Henley. Reprints (c).

g.     The Collected Works, vol. 9, 1903, eds. A. R. Waller & Arnold Glover; Introduction by W. E. Henley. Reprints (d). Also includes passages from Morning Chronicle (15 Jan 1814) omitted from (c) as an appendix.

h.     Selected Essays of William Hazlitt, 1778–1830, 1930, ed. Geoffrey Keynes. Introduction.

i.       Selected Writings, 1991, ed. Jon Cook. Oxford World’s Classics. Introduction and Explanatory Notes. Reprints (a), abridged.

j.       The Fight and Other Writings, 2000, eds. Tom Paulin and David Chandler. Penguin Classics. Introduction and Notes.

k.     The Spirit of Controversy and Other Essays, 2021, eds. Jon Mee and James Grande. Oxford World’s Classics. Introduction and Explanatory Notes.

207.      Why the Heroes of Romances are Insipid

a.     New Monthly Magazine, Nov 1827.

b.     Sketches and Essays, 1839, ed. WH’s son.

c.     The Collected Works, vol. 12, 1904, eds. A. R. Waller & Arnold Glover; Introduction by W. E. Henley.