Download or read book The Selected Writings of Leigh Hunt, Vol. 6: Poetical Works, 1822-1859 written by William Godwin and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: James Henry Leigh Hunt (1774-1859) was one of the most prolific and influential writers on British culture and politics in the first half of the nineteenth century. He is now most often remembered as the editor of the radical weekly newspaper the Examiner (1808-22) and the leader of the 'Cockney School of Poetry'.