"The Confessions of a Collector" by William Carew Hazlitt is an account of one man's love affair with books, written in the style of a personal diary. Hazlitt tells of how his family's past and the books around him shaped him into a book lover. He starts by sharing family stories and how these events made him appreciate books more and more. As he gets older, he goes from just liking books to really knowing a lot about them and wanting to own them. He picks up old books secretly and learns important lessons along the way as he slowly turns into a book collector.
The Confessions of a Collector
By William Carew Hazlitt
Follow a man's journey from a young book admirer to a full-blown collector as he learns valuable lessons from his successes and failures.
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William Carew Hazlitt, known professionally as W. Carew Hazlitt, was an English lawyer, bibliographer, editor and writer. He was the son of the barrister and registrar William Hazlitt, a grandson of the essayist and critic William Hazlitt, and a great-grandson of the Unitarian minister and author William Hazlitt. William Carew Hazlitt was educated at the Merchant Taylors' School and was called to the bar of the Inner Temple in 1861.
William Carew Hazlitt, known professionally as W. Carew Hazlitt, was an English lawyer, bibliographer, editor and writer. He was the son of the barrister and registrar William Hazlitt, a grandson of the essayist and critic William Hazlitt, and a great-grandson of the Unitarian minister and author William Hazlitt. William Carew Hazlitt was educated at the Merchant Taylors' School and was called to the bar of the Inner Temple in 1861.
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