Books with author Leigh Hunt

Excerpt from EssaysOF his ancestry Leigh Hunt, in his delightful Autobiography, states that on the mother's Side they were I all sailors and rough subjects with a mitigation of Quakerism, as, on the father's side, they were all creoles and claret drinkers, very polite and clerical. Isaac Hunt, the father, was a native of Barbadoes, and was the son, grandson and great-grandson of successive clergymenfiof the English church of the colony. His Wife, Mary Sewell, was born in Philadelphia, but, like her husband, was of English descent. When the American War of Independence broke out Isaac Hunt was practising as a lawyer in Philadelphia, but his zeal for the British cause brought him into collision with his compatriots, and he 'was compelled to flee to England for safety. The British Government granted him.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Biographical Introduction OF his ancestry Leigh Hunt, in his delightful A utobiography, states that on the mothers side they were fall sailors and rough subjects with a mitigation of Quakerism, as, on the fathers side, they were all Creoles and claret drinkers, very polite and clerical. Isaac Hunt, the father, was a native of Barbadoes, and was the son, grandson and great-grandson of successive clergymen of theE nglish church of the colony. His wife, Mary Sewell, was born in Philadelphia, but, like her husband, was of English descent. When the American War of Independence broke out Isaac Hunt was practising as a lawyer in Philadelphia, but his zeal for theB ritish cause brought him into collision with his compatriots, and he was compelled to flee toE ngland for safety.(Typographical errors above are due to OCR software and don't occur in the book.)About the Publisher Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, History, Folklore and Mythology.Forgotten Books' Classic Reprint Series utilizes the latest technology to regenerate facsimiles of historically important writings. Careful attention has been made to accurately preserve the original format of each page whilst digitally enhancing the aged text. Read books online for free at

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This edition is limited to Five Hundred copies for England and Five Hundred for America acquired by Messrs. Macmillan and Co.). There is also an Edition on large papery limited to Two Hundred and Twenty five copies iy for England). J. M. Dent and Co.(Typographical errors above are due to OCR software and don't occur in the book.)About the Publisher Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, History, Folklore and Mythology.Forgotten Books' Classic Reprint Series utilizes the latest technology to regenerate facsimiles of historically important writings. Careful attention has been made to accurately preserve the original format of each page whilst digitally enhancing the aged text. Read books online for free at

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