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Companion to Charles Lamb
A biographical dictionary of the people and places familiar to Charles and Mary Lamb from the time of their parents' marriage to Mary's death at the age of eighty-two. It introduces family, friends and acquaintances and describes places and matters connected with them: Christ's Hospital, Inner Temple Lane, East India House, the places they lived and worked, the holidays they took, Lamb's editors and illustrators, books about him, Lamb scholars, associations and societies. Reflecting Lamb's love of the theater, there are many entries for actors, actresses, playwrights, dramatic critics, singers, music critics and plays. Other entries provide a mirror of the contemporary scene of Charles Lamb,...
Charles Lamb
You could not mistake him. He was somewhat stiff in his manner, and almost clerical in dress; which indicated much wear. He had a long, melancholy face, with keen, penetrating eyes; and he walked, with a short, resolute step, city-wards. He looked no one in the face for more than a moment, yet contrived to see everything as he went on. No one who ever studied the human features could pass him by without recollecting his countenance: it was full of sensibility, and it came upon you like a new thought, which you could not help dwelling upon afterwards; it gave rise to meditation, and did you good.
The Life, Letters, and Writings of Charles Lamb
Biographer E.V. Lucas deemed him the most lovable figure in English literature, but British poet, playwright, and essayist CHARLES LAMB (1774-1834) was unappreciated during his own lifetime. That Lamb is fondly remembered today is partly the result of the six-volume collection of his work edited and annotated by Irish author and critic PERCY HETHRINGTON FITZGERALD (1834-1925) and first published in 1875. Friend to Coleridge and Wordsworth and author of all manner of delightful works from playful verse for children to insightful essays on Elizabethan drama, Lamb is a hidden treasure of English literature, as his entertaining writings reveal. Complete with Fitzgerald's commentary on Lamb's life and legacy, this is a must-read set for lovers of 19th-century English classics. Volume III includes Lamb's humorous and witty essays that appeared under the pseudonym "Elia" in London Magazine, including: "The South Sea House" "Oxford in the Vacation" "The Two Races of Men" "New Year's Eve" "Imperfect Sympathies" "Valentine's Day" "Modern Gallantry" and many more.
