Nugae Literariae, Prose and Verse

Reverend Richard Winter Hamilton

Published by Hamilton, Adams and Co et al, London, 1841

About this Item

A fascinating collection of writings from a devout and passionate character. Includes essays, prose and poems on subjects from religion, to the olympic games, to craniology, to Shakespeare. Richard Winter Hamilton (1794 1848) was a Congregational minister. A pious youth, in 1810 he entered Hoxton Academy to study for the ministry. He began to preach early, and when only nineteen delivered the anniversary oration at the Hoxton College chapel. In January 1815 he was chosen to be minister of Albion Independent Chapel, Leeds, where he became a popular preacher. Hamilton's sermons on French protestants (1816) and the death of Princess Charlotte (1817) attracted a good deal of attention. He was an original member, and sometime president, of the Leeds Philosophical and Literary Society (established 1821), to which he presented several papers, including "An essay on craniology" in December 1825. A selection of these papers was published as Nugae literariae in 1841. He was prolific writer of sermons, speeches and essays throughout his life, and undertook many tours on behalf of the London Missionary Society. The following winter he published Horae et vindiciae sabbaticae, or, Familiar Disquisitions on the Revealed Sabbath. Hamilton was a man of real ability, and at his death one of the most prominent men in his denomination. DNB In a half crushed morocco binding with marbled boards. Externally, a trifle rubbed. The hinges are strained but holding firm. Internally, firmly bound. Bright and clean with just the odd spot. Very Good. Seller Inventory # LTH16-E-7

Bibliographic Details

Title: Nugae Literariae, Prose and Verse

Publisher: Hamilton, Adams and Co et al, London

Publication Date: 1841

Binding: Leather

Illustrator: None

Condition: Very Good

Book Type: book