Antique 200 year old book THE STORY OF RIMINI a poem by Leigh Hunt 1816

Description: Antique 200 year old book THE STORY OF RIMINI a poem by Leigh Hunt 1816 first American editionbook measures 6 1/2" tall. James Henry Leigh Hunt (19 October 1784 – 28 August 1859), best known as Leigh Hunt, was an English critic, essayist, poet, and writer.James Henry Leigh Hunt was born at Southgate, London, where his parents had settled after leaving the United States. His father Isaac, a lawyer from Philadelphia, and his mother, Mary Shewell, a merchant's daughter and a devout Quaker,had been forced to come to Britain because of their loyalist sympathies during the American war of Independence. Hunt's father took holy orders and became a popular preacher, but he was unsuccessful in obtaining a permanent living. .Leigh Hunt was educated at Christ's Hospital from 1791 to 1799, a period which is detailed in his aautobiography."For some time after I left school," he says, "I did nothing but visit my school-fellows, haunt the book-stalls and write verses." His poems were published in 1801 under the title of Juvenilia, and introduced him into literary and theatrical society. He began to write for the newspapers, and published in 1807 a volume of theatre criticism . and a series of Classic Tales with critical essays on the authors.Hunt's early essays were published by Edward Quin, editor and owner of The Traveller.In 1809, Leigh Hunt married Marianne Kent (whose parents were Thomas and Ann). Over the next 20 years they had ten children: location:built in first section Add a map to your own listings. FREE Trial! Track Page Views WithAuctiva's FREE Counter

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