Charles Lamb (1775-1834), essayist, poet, humorist, critic and letter-writer, has an enduring reputation for his early "Tales from Shakespeare" (1807), written in collaboration with his sister Mary, and his " Essays of Elia," first published in the "London Magazine." This thematic selection of Lamb's writings - essays, dramatic criticism, verse and letters - not only demonstrates his literary achievements; it forms a self-portrait of the writer: generous, amused, and gregarious, finding imaginative escape from grim circumstances in the teeming life of London and the theatre. The reader is drawn into the circle of Lamb's friends, enjoying the company of the most personal of English essayists. J.E. Morpurgo's introduction and notes set Lamb's writings in their contemporary context.
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I brought this book to read after reading the book THE GUERNESY LITERARY AND POTATO PEEL PIE SOCIETY by Mary Ann Shafer and Annie Barrows, which is a GREAT book. I found Charles Lamb to be a good read.
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London Magazine, Christ's Hospital, Charles Lamb, Leigh Hunt, Morning Post, April Fool, Inner Temple, George Dyer, Samuel Salt, Drury Lane, East India House, Ash Wednesday, Covent Garden, Don Quixote, Ancient Marinere, Christmas Day, Clifford's Inn, Hyde Park, Learned Sir, New River, Robert Southey, Somerset House, Westminster Abbey New!
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- Charles Knight: Educator, Publisher, Writer (Nineteenth Century Series) (Nineteenth Century Series) by Valerie Gray on page 36, and Back Matter
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