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