author
William Carew Hazlitt
1834–1913
Remembered as a sharp-eyed bibliographer and man of letters, this Victorian scholar ranged widely across early English literature, folklore, and literary history. His books and editions helped preserve a great deal of material that might otherwise have stayed buried in old collections and sale rooms.
5 Audiobooks
Schools, School-Books and Schoolmasters A Contribution to the History of Educational Development in Great Britain
by William Carew Hazlitt
Old Cookery Books and Ancient Cuisine
by William Carew Hazlitt
The Book-Collector A General Survey of the Pursuit and of those who have engaged in it at Home and Abroad from the Earliest Period to the Present Time
by William Carew Hazlitt
The Confessions of a Collector
by William Carew Hazlitt
Studies in jocular literature : A popular subject more closely considered
by William Carew Hazlitt
About the author
William Carew Hazlitt was an English lawyer, bibliographer, editor, and writer, born in London on 22 August 1834 and died on 8 September 1913. He is usually listed as W. Carew Hazlitt, and he came from a notably literary family: he was the grandson of the essayist William Hazlitt.
Educated at Merchant Taylors' School, he was called to the bar at the Inner Temple in 1861, but he became best known for his work with books rather than for legal practice. He wrote and edited widely on early English literature and cultural history, producing works such as Handbook to the Popular, Poetical and Dramatic Literature of Great Britain, studies of old cookery and schools, and the much-cited Dictionary of Faiths and Folklore.
Hazlitt also had a strong reputation as a collector and bibliographical guide. Contemporary reference works note that his research and his knowledge of the book trade were valued by major collectors, and his memoir-like Confessions of a Collector gives a sense of the enthusiast behind the scholarship. For listeners drawn to older literary traditions, he stands out as one of those hardworking figures who helped map, edit, and rescue the English past for later readers.