John Thelwall [ Art and Literature / Politics / Association ]
… alehouses, taverns, debating societies, lecture halls, theatres and a wide variety of print productions. People > Art and Literature People > Politics People > Association Mots-clés Debate Eloquence French Revolution Poetry Public … desperate economic situation. He attempted a number of careers: painting, acting, tailoring, and in 1782 he was articled as clerk to an attorney and later began to study for the bar. But it was a literary life that most appealed, and in 1786 he resolved to make a living as a writer. 1 He had published a number of articles while still pursuing a legal career, then in 1787 he published Poems on Various Subjects, and became the editor …
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