Hazlitt
Americannoun
noun
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Never one to be discouraged by his persistent bad luck, Hunt turned his cell into a salon visited by William Hazlitt and Thomas Moore.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 23, 2026
But in true theatre fashion, the phrase "the show must go on" was put into action as senior technician James Wood took his place at the Hazlitt Theatre in Maidstone, Kent, with 45 minutes' notice.
From BBC • Dec. 18, 2025
Critics like Eric Bentley, Richard Gilman, Kenneth Tynan, George Jean Nathan, George Bernard Shaw or William Hazlitt derived their standards from the best of what has appeared over the centuries on a stage.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 4, 2024
He acknowledged in Hazlitt magazine that while he “actively broke” his mother’s Russian rituals, they were “a reminder of a home I’m in danger of forgetting.”
From Washington Post • Apr. 8, 2023
His Walking-Stick Papers, Broome Street Straws, Turns about Town and Peeps at People have that charming rambling humor that descends to him from his masters in this art, Hazlitt and Thackeray.
From Modern Essays by Ayres, Harry Morgan
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