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Aaron Hill was a patron of the arts and a broker of literary talent in London during the 1700s. He was often overlooked by Pope in the "Dunciad", and his life has been largely forgotten. This biography aims to correct this oversight and give Hill his due recognition.
Aaron Hill was one of the most lively cultural patrons and brokers on the London literary scene - an image hard to square with the company of undistinguished scribblers to which Pope relegated him in the "Dunciad". This biography aims to correct this distorted picture of Hill's life.