William Hatchett

Patrick Spedding (Monash University)

The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 1.2.1.05: English Writing and Culture from the Glorious Revolution to the French Revolution, 1689-1789.
Vol. editors: Paul Baines (University of Liverpool), Daniel Cook (University of Dundee), Pat Rogers (University of South Florida), Nicholas Seager (University of Keele)

Dates

Born c. 1701
Died c. 1768
Activity 1728-1742

Places

Born in England
Active in England

Activities

Primary

Autobiographer
Playwright / Dramatist
Satirist
Theatre actor
Theatre Producer
Translator

Other

Editor
Pamphleteer

Resources

Hatchett's Works

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William Hatchett was a translator, playwright and pamphleteer who flourished in London in the early eighteenth century. He appears to have been the life-long partner of Eliza Haywood (1693-1756) and he is of interest today principally for this reason. Few records survive concerning Hatchett. Most of what is known concerning him is to be found in his works, principally his autobiographical pamphlet

A Remarkable Cause on a Note of Hand

(1742). Hatchett was born c.1701, went to school in York and there became acquainted with Bryan Dawson. By the late 1720s Hatchett was living in London. His first three publications (translations of substantial French works) appeared within a period of six months from October 1728. These were: Jean Paul Bignon’s

Les aventures d’Abdalla, fils d’Hanif

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Citation: Spedding, Patrick. "William Hatchett". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 19 July 2005 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/speople.php?rec=true&UID=5946, accessed 21 November 2024.]