As [Duncan] Wu explains, Hazlitt's legacy lay in tatters until the end of the 19th century. His unflinching attacks on the political establishment won him many enemies and the counterblast organised in the Tory press — described by Wu as "government sponsored persecution" — enshrined the image of Hazlitt as "an infidel, a Jacobin, and a whoremonger" . . .
[Ooh, just my type!]
. . . That Hazlitt has cast off this reputation and secured his rightful place in England's literary pantheon is cause for celebration.
[Drats, drats, double draughts!]
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