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William Hazlitt.
From the bust executed by Joseph Durham, RA
THE COLLECTED WORKS OF
WILLIAM HAZLITT
CONTENTS
| PAGE | |
|---|---|
| THE PLAIN SPEAKER | 5 |
| AN ESSAY ON THE PRINCIPLES OF HUMAN ACTION | 385 |
| REMARKS ON THE SYSTEMS OF HARTLEY AND HELVETIUS | 434 |
| NOTES | 479 |
THE PLAIN SPEAKER
BIBLIOGRAPHICAL NOTE
The Plain Speaker: Opinions on Books, Men, and Things, appeared anonymouslyin 1826 in two volumes (9 × 5½ inches), published by Henry Colburn, NewBurlington Street. The imprint behind both title-pages is ‘London: Printed byThomas Davison, Whitefriars’; but that at the end of the second volume is‘London: Printed by J. Nichols and Son, Parliament Street.’ A list of‘Interesting Works, Just published by Henry Colburn,’ at the end of the workcontains an announcement of ‘The Spirits of the Age.... The Second Edition,with Additions’ (see vol. IV. p. 186, Bibliographical Note to The Spirit of the Age).
In the edition which was published in 1851, edited by his son, the Essayentitled ‘On a Portrait of a Lady, by Vandyke’ is not included: it was transferredto ‘Criticisms on Art.’
In the present issue the Essays have been numbered consecutively: in theoriginal two-volume edition the ‘Second Series’ began with Es