The Plain Speaker: Opinions on Books, Men, and Things


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The Plain Speaker: Opinions on Books, Men, and Things is a posthumous collection of essays by William Hazlitt, organized by his grandson, William Carew Hazlitt. The book contains some of Hazlitt's more famous essays that couldn't be found in book format. (Summary by Leni)

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On the Prose Style of Poets, part 1 20:07 Gelesen von Bob Gonzalez
On the Prose Style of Poets, part 2 19:43 Gelesen von Bob Gonzalez
On Dreams 30:21 Gelesen von Martin Geeson
On the Conversation of Authors 38:52 Gelesen von klbonds
On the Same Subject Continued 30:56 Gelesen von klbonds
On Reason and Imagination 32:42 Gelesen von Dave Gauer
On Application to Study 32:59 Gelesen von Nicole Lee
On Londoners and Country People, part 1 20:11 Gelesen von Patrick Wallace
On Londoners and Country People, part 2 16:20 Gelesen von Patrick Wallace
On the Spirit of Obligations 30:31 Gelesen von MaryAnn
On the Old Age of Artists 33:45 Gelesen von Nicole Lee
On Envy (A Dialogue) 37:48 Gelesen von Nicole Lee
On Sitting for One's Picture 27:58 Gelesen von MaryAnn
Whether Genius is Conscious of its Powers 34:40 Gelesen von Availle
On the Pleasure of Hating 34:36 Gelesen von Availle
On Dr. Spurzheim's Theory, part 1 25:27 Gelesen von Stephen Marsh
On Dr. Spurzheim's Theory, part 2 26:46 Gelesen von Stephen Marsh
On Egotism, part 1 20:09 Gelesen von Nicole Lee
On Egotism, part 2 20:07 Gelesen von Nicole Lee
Hot and Cold 33:45 Gelesen von Nicole Lee
The New School of Reform: a Dialogue Between a Rationalist and a Sentimentalist, part 1 26:17 Gelesen von Nicole Lee
The New School of Reform: a Dialogue Between a Rationalist and a Sentimentalist, part 2 29:03 Gelesen von Nicole Lee
On the Qualifications Necessary to Success in Life, part 1 20:04 Gelesen von Mark Mickelson
On the Qualifications Necessary to Success in Life, part 2 25:15 Gelesen von Mark Mickelson
On the Look of a Gentleman 34:19 Gelesen von Sandra Luna
On Reading Old Books 31:12 Gelesen von Sandra Luna
On Personal Character, part 1 17:32 Gelesen von Helen Falconer
On Personal Character, part 2 17:41 Gelesen von Helen Falconer
On People of Sense 34:47 Gelesen von Sandra Luna
On Antiquity 32:23 Gelesen von Nicole Lee
On the Difference Between Writing and Speaking, part 1 22:00 Gelesen von Chieko Steely
On the Difference Between Writing and Speaking, part 2 27:54 Gelesen von Chieko Steely
On a Portrait of an English Lady by Vandyke, part 1 23:38 Gelesen von Nicole Lee
On a Portrait of an English Lady by Vandyke, part 2 35:27 Gelesen von Nicole Lee
On Novelty and Familiarity, part 1 24:32 Gelesen von Anna Simon
On Novelty and Familiarity, part 2 25:48 Gelesen von Anna Simon
On Old English Writers and Speakers, part 1 32:36 Gelesen von Nicole Lee
On Old English Writers and Speakers, part 2 14:52 Gelesen von Nicole Lee
Madame Pasta and Mademoiselle Mars 38:14 Gelesen von MaryA
Sir Walter Scott, Racine and Shakespeare 33:58 Gelesen von Sandra Luna
On Depth and Superficiality, part 1 20:24 Gelesen von Mike Pelton
On Depth and Superficiality, part 2 30:54 Gelesen von Mike Pelton
On Respectable People 18:34 Gelesen von Martin Geeson
On the Jealousy and the Spleen of Party, part 1 18:35 Gelesen von Kalynda
On the Jealousy and the Spleen of Party, part 2 26:20 Gelesen von Kalynda