Match Point was a personal essay about Woody Allen.
 The early 19th century, in particular, saw a proliferation of great essayists in EnglishWilliam Hazlitt, Charles Lamb, Leigh Hunt and Thomas De Quincey all penned numerous essays on diverse subjects, reviving the earlier graceful style
Other English essayists included Sir William Cornwallis, who published essays in 1600 and 1617 that were popular at the time, Robert Burton (15771641) and Sir Thomas Browne (16051682)

