"The pleasure of writing is inconceivable": William Hutton (1723-1815) as an Author
William Hutton started life as a child labourer, but rose to become a bookseller, stationer, and wealthy paper merchant. Like many autodidacts, he longed to be an author and published 15 popular books. This article examines Hutton’s remarks on ‘writing’, which reveal his motives, methods, and goals...
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Ghent University
2015-06-01
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| Online Access: | http://www.authorship.ugent.be/article/view/1107/1127 |