William Hazlitt
English essayist and writer (1778-1830) · United Kingdom · On the map · Writers · Died at 52
William Hazlitt was an English essayist, drama and literary critic, painter, social commentator, and philosopher. He is now considered one of the greatest critics and essayists in the history of the English language, placed in the company of Samuel Johnson and George Orwell.
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House in Wem, Shropshire, where the Reverend William Hazlitt and his family lived between 1787 and 1813
Portrait of Charles Lamb by William Hazlitt, 1804![The back of No. 19, York Street (1848). In 1651 John Milton moved into a "pretty garden-house" in Petty France. He lived there until the Restoration. Later it became No. 19 York Street, belonged to Jeremy Bentham, was occupied successively by James Mill and William Hazlitt, and was demolished in 1877.[75]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/19_York_Street%2C_Westminster_%281848%29.jpg/330px-19_York_Street%2C_Westminster_%281848%29.jpg)
The back of No. 19, York Street (1848). In 1651 John Milton moved into a "pretty garden-house" in Petty France. He lived there until the Restoration. Later it became No. 19 York Street, belonged to Jeremy Bentham, was occupied successively by James Mill and William Hazlitt, and was demolished in 1877.[75]![Roman road toward Middle Winterslow, and the route which Hazlitt preferred to take to the village[129]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/Roman_road_towards_Middle_Winterslow_-_geograph.org.uk_-_970807.jpg/500px-Roman_road_towards_Middle_Winterslow_-_geograph.org.uk_-_970807.jpg)
Roman road toward Middle Winterslow, and the route which Hazlitt preferred to take to the village[129]
William Hazlitt in 1825 (engraving derived from a chalk sketch by William Bewick)
Plaque in Bouverie Street, London, marking the site of William Hazlitt's house
The site of Hazlitt's grave in the churchyard of St Anne's, Soho, with a new memorial commissioned following a campaign led by Tom PaulinAbout this person
He is also acknowledged as the finest art critic of his age. Despite his high standing among historians of literature and art, his work is currently little read and mostly out of print.
