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Leigh Hunt

Poet and essayist, friend of Hazlitt, mentioned in literary contexts.

minor

Also known as Leigh Hunt, Hunt, Mr. Leigh Hunt

First appearance: volume ii on the aristocracy of letters

Leigh Hunt shows up with force in On People with One Idea. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Mentioned in an anecdote where he comments on Hazlitt's knowledge of a subject, illustrating the contrast between genuine expertise and affected monomania.
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In On People with One Idea: Mentioned in an anecdote where he comments on Hazlitt's knowledge of a subject, illustrating the contrast between genuine expertise and affected monomania. Later, in Why Distant Objects…

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WHWilliam HazlittCLCharles LambJMJohn MiltonMSMiss StephensLHLeigh Hunt

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  • Other

Character groups

  • Literary and Artistic Circle
  • Protagonist
  • Writers and Thinkers
  • Mixed Acquaintances

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See Leigh Hunt in volume ii on the aristocracy of letters