Posted by I.Edmondson@lancaster.ac.uk on January 06, 2002 at 13:38:36 from 213.122.185.147:
Hazlitt was one of Ransomes favourite writers and role models.
Ransome wrote three articles on Hazlitt for the Manchester Guardian to commemorate his centenary, and was meant to write a book on Hazlitt for Methuen.
A small committee, headed by Michael Foot, is seeking to raise funds for the restoration of Hazlitt's grave in St Anne's churchyard, Soho, London. So far £12,239 has been raised towards a target of £20,000. It is hoped to start work on the stone, which will be carved by Lida Kindersley of the Cardozo Kindersley workshop, Cambridge, early next year. The full committee is: Michael Foot, Melvyn Bragg, AC Grayling, Annalena McAfee, Ian Mayes, Tim Miller, Andrew Motion, Tom Paulin, Duncan Wu.
Donations may be sent to:
The Hazlitt Memorial Fund,
c/o Rose de Paeztron,
Office of the Readers' Editor,
The Guardian,
119 Farringdon Road,
London EC1R 3ER.
Please include your address so that any donation may be acknowledged by Mr Foot.
Perhaps TARS and tars should respond.