Research Catalog

Title

The fight and other writings / William Hazlitt ; edited by Tom Paulin and David Chandler ; with an introduction by Tom Paulin.

Author

Hazlitt, William, 1778-1830

Publication

London : Penguin, 2000.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Paulin, Tom
• Chandler, David

Description

xxii, 631 p.; 20 cm.

Summary

Hazlitt is one of the greatest masters of English prose style and this new selection demonstrates the variety and richness of his writing. The volume includes classic pieces of drama and literature criticism as well as less well-known material.

Series Statement

Penguin classics

Uniform Title

Penguin classics

Subject

• Hazlitt, William > Essays > 1814-
• Hazlitt, William > 1778-1830 > Authorship
• Authors > 1814- > England

Genre/Form

Essays

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

Alphonsus de Liguori (1696-1787): His Life, Writings, and Spirituality -- Spiritual Writings -- Divine Love and the Means of Acquiring it -- Conformity to the Will of God -- Motives for Confidence in the Divine Mercy -- Practice of the Love of Jesus Christ -- Spiritual Direction -- Direction of Souls Who Wish to Lead a Deeply Spiritual Life -- Encouragement for a Troubled Soul -- Peace for Scrupulous Souls -- Devotional Writings -- Novena to the Sacred Heart -- Blessed Virgin Mary: Selected Writings and the Glories of Mary -- Prayer -- Way of Conversing Continually with God as with a Friend -- Prayer, the Great Means of Salvation [Selections] -- Practice of Mental Prayer and an Outline of a Simple Method of Making Mental Prayer -- Moral Theology -- Confessor as Father -- Careful Judgment -- Importance of Studying Moral Theology -- Returning Stolen Goods -- Scrupulous Person -- What is Conscience? -- Importance and Limit of the Law -- Importance of the Right Intention -- Practice of Charity -- Study and Reflection -- Explaining the Moral System to a Friend -- Advice for Priests Who Minister to Those Condemned to Death -- Letters -- Letter 1 To Sister Maria Celeste Crostarosa -- Letter 2 Letter to a Priest of the Diocese of Naples -- Letter 3 Concerning the Election of the Next Pope -- Letter 4 To His Brother, Don Hercules de Liguori in Naples -- Letter 5 To the Redemptorist Novices in the Noviceship at Deliceto -- Letter 6 To the Daughter of the Prince of Ardore -- Letter 7 To the Fathers and Brothers of the Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer.

ISBN

0140436138

OCLC

• 59414632
• SCSB-10975538

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library