# Edmund Burke — Table-Talk character guide

> Edmund Burke in Table-Talk by William Hazlitt.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Mr. Burke, Burke

**First appearance:** 0003-volume-i-on-genius-and-common-sense

## Who they are

Politician and philosopher, referenced in political and aesthetic discussions.

## In the story

### [Character of Cobbett](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/table_talk_se/chapters/volume-i-character-of-cobbett)

Referenced as a writer of first-rate powers whose style defies description, used as a benchmark for discussing Cobbett's own style.

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