FRONTISPIECE
ELIA
From a Drawing by Daniel Maclise, now preserved in
the Victoria and Albert Museum.
ELIA
(From the 1st Edition, 1823)
THE SOUTH-SEA HOUSE
Reader, in thy passage from the Bank—&s...
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The English author, critic, and minor poet Charles Lamb (1775-1834) is best known for the essays he wrote under the name Elia. He remains one of the most loved and read of English essayists.Charles La...
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Charles Lamb achieved lasting fame as a writer during the years 1820-1825, when he captivated the discerning English reading public with his personal essays in the London Magazine, collected as Essays...
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With his Elia essays, nearly all written for the London Magazine during the years 1820-1826, Charles Lamb, clerk at the East India Company for thirty-three years, achieved a blend of the personal, wit...
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The following essay discusses Charles Lamb and his sister, Mary Lamb.Although Charles Lamb was best known to his contemporaries for his essays published under the pseudonym "Elia," his place in the an...
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Biography EssayWith his Elia essays, nearly all written for the London Magazine during the years 1820-1826, Charles Lamb, clerk at the East India Company for thirty-three years, achieved a blend of t...
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The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 2
Charles Lamb
Charles Lamb