Project Gutenberg 2012-11-17 Public domain in the USA. 175 Hazlitt, William Carew 1834 1913 Hazlitt, W. Carew (William Carew) 02025308 The Confessions of a Collector Produced by The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive.) "The Confessions of a Collector" by William Carew Hazlitt is a personal narrative and exploration of bibliophilia written in the late 19th century. The author delves into his origins and the development of his passion for collecting books and other literary artifacts, recounting tales of his family’s history and their influences on his love for literature and collecting. The work is largely autobiographical, focusing on Hazlitt's journey as he moves from a mere admirer of books to a knowledgeable bibliographer and collector. At the start of this memoir, Hazlitt reflects on his family's modest literary background, discussing the influences of his father and uncle on his burgeoning passion for books. He shares anecdotes from his early life, including clandestine acquisitions and the sentimental bonds that developed around books in his household. Initially, he narrates the formative experiences that led him into the world of bibliomania, detailing encounters with antiquarian books and the lessons learned from both financial missteps and successful acquisitions. Through these initial chapters, the reader is introduced to the author's deep affection for literature, setting the stage for a rich exploration of book collecting as a lifelong journey. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 53.0 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Book collecting Book collectors -- England -- Biography Collectors and collecting Hazlitt, William Carew, 1834-1913 Collectors and collecting -- England -- Biography Z Text Category: Biographies 545147 2025-07-16T15:57:54.505729 text/html 519669 2024-10-23T12:16:56 text/html 284867 2025-07-16T15:58:05.947690 application/epub+zip 291236 2025-07-16T15:57:58.642759 application/epub+zip 279939 2025-07-16T15:57:56.753733 application/epub+zip 546115 2025-07-16T15:58:10.796702 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 478788 2025-07-16T15:58:04.176725 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 437614 2022-09-18T20:36:41.560947 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 470618 2023-09-18T06:14:52.298837 text/plain 450815 2024-10-23T12:16:56 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17208 2025-07-16T15:58:11.107645 application/rdf+xml 15134 2025-07-16T15:57:57.282728 image/jpeg 3674 2025-07-16T15:57:57.015736 image/jpeg 266091 2025-07-16T15:57:54.545790 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia