1st Edition

Charles Lamb Selected Writings

By Charles Lamb, J. E. Morpurgo Copyright 2004
320 Pages
by Routledge

96 Pages
by Routledge

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... Read more
Contents Introduction I. Mr. Charles Lamb II. He Serves Up His Friends III. The Iratest Charles IV. More House Lamb Than Grass Lamb V. Juices of Meats, Innocent Vanities and Jests VI. Critical and Anti-Critical Notes on some Contemporaries

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Charles Lamb, J. E. Morpurgo