The Letters of Charles and Mary Lamb - Volume I (Esprios Classics): Edited by E. V. Lucas

By Charles (Espírito), Mary Lamb, Charles Lamb

Charles Lamb (10 February 1775 - 27 December 1834) was an English essayist, poet, and antiquarian, best known for his Essays of Elia and for the children's book Tales from Shakespeare, co-authored with his sister, Mary Lamb (1764-1847). Charles and Mary both suffered periods of mental illness, and Charles spent six weeks in a psychiatric hospital during 1795. He was, however, already making his name as a poet. Despite Lamb's bouts of melancholia, both he and his sister enjoyed an active and rich social life. Their London quarters became a kind of weekly salon for many of the most outstanding theatrical and literary figures of the day.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1034441264
• ISBN13: 9781034441267
• Release Date: August 2024
• Publisher: Blurb
• Length: 418 Pages
• Weight: 1.34 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"