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

William Hazlitt (1778 - 1830)

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)

Genre(s): Essays & Short Works

Language: English

Section	Chapter	Reader	Time
Play 01	On the Prose Style of Poets, part 1	Bob Gonzalez	00:20:07
Play 02	On the Prose Style of Poets, part 2	Bob Gonzalez	00:19:43
Play 03	On Dreams	Martin Geeson	00:30:21
Play 04	On the Conversation of Authors	klbonds	00:38:52
Play 05	On the Same Subject Continued	klbonds	00:30:56
Play 06	On Reason and Imagination	Dave Gauer	00:32:42
Play 07	On Application to Study	Nicole Lee	00:32:59
Play 08	On Londoners and Country People, part 1	Patrick Wallace	00:20:11
Play 09	On Londoners and Country People, part 2	Patrick Wallace	00:16:20
Play 10	On the Spirit of Obligations	MaryAnn	00:30:31
Play 11	On the Old Age of Artists	Nicole Lee	00:33:45
Play 12	On Envy (A Dialogue)	Nicole Lee	00:37:48
Play 13	On Sitting for One's Picture	MaryAnn	00:27:58
Play 14	Whether Genius is Conscious of its Powers	Availle	00:34:40
Play 15	On the Pleasure of Hating	Availle	00:34:36
Play 16	On Dr. Spurzheim's Theory, part 1	Stephen Marsh	00:25:27
Play 17	On Dr. Spurzheim's Theory, part 2	Stephen Marsh	00:26:46
Play 18	On Egotism, part 1	Nicole Lee	00:20:09
Play 19	On Egotism, part 2	Nicole Lee	00:20:07
Play 20	Hot and Cold	Nicole Lee	00:33:45
Play 21	The New School of Reform: a Dialogue Between a Rationalist and a Sentimentalist, part 1	Nicole Lee	00:26:17
Play 22	The New School of Reform: a Dialogue Between a Rationalist and a Sentimentalist, part 2	Nicole Lee	00:29:03
Play 23	On the Qualifications Necessary to Success in Life, part 1	Mark Mickelson	00:20:04
Play 24	On the Qualifications Necessary to Success in Life, part 2	Mark Mickelson	00:25:15
Play 25	On the Look of a Gentleman	Sandra Luna	00:34:19
Play 26	On Reading Old Books	Sandra Luna	00:31:12
Play 27	On Personal Character, part 1	Helen Falconer	00:17:32
Play 28	On Personal Character, part 2	Helen Falconer	00:17:41
Play 29	On People of Sense	Sandra Luna	00:34:47
Play 30	On Antiquity	Nicole Lee	00:32:23
Play 31	On the Difference Between Writing and Speaking, part 1	Chieko Steely	00:22:00
Play 32	On the Difference Between Writing and Speaking, part 2	Chieko Steely	00:27:54
Play 33	On a Portrait of an English Lady by Vandyke, part 1	Nicole Lee	00:23:38
Play 34	On a Portrait of an English Lady by Vandyke, part 2	Nicole Lee	00:35:27
Play 35	On Novelty and Familiarity, part 1	Anna Simon	00:24:32
Play 36	On Novelty and Familiarity, part 2	Anna Simon	00:25:48
Play 37	On Old English Writers and Speakers, part 1	Nicole Lee	00:32:36
Play 38	On Old English Writers and Speakers, part 2	Nicole Lee	00:14:52
Play 39	Madame Pasta and Mademoiselle Mars	MaryA	00:38:14
Play 40	Sir Walter Scott, Racine and Shakespeare	Sandra Luna	00:33:58
Play 41	On Depth and Superficiality, part 1	Mike Pelton	00:20:24
Play 42	On Depth and Superficiality, part 2	Mike Pelton	00:30:54
Play 43	On Respectable People	Martin Geeson	00:18:34
Play 44	On the Jealousy and the Spleen of Party, part 1	Kalynda	00:18:35
Play 45	On the Jealousy and the Spleen of Party, part 2	Kalynda	00:26:20

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