Delphi Complete Works of Charles and Mary Lamb (Illustrated)

Charles Lamb · Mary Lamb

Mar 2017 · Delphi Series Eight Book 8 · Delphi Classics

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In the early years of the nineteenth century, Charles and Mary Lamb published several children’s books, including the famous ‘Tales from Shakespeare’, which would have a lasting influence on the course of children’s literature. Charles Lamb is also notable for his essays under the pseudonym Elia for the London Magazine. His style is highly personal and mannered, conjuring nostalgic scenes with humour and pathos. This comprehensive eBook presents Charles and Mary Lamb’s complete works, with numerous illustrations, rare texts appearing in digital print for the first time, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1)

* Beautifully illustrated with images relating to the authors’ lives and works

* Concise introductions to the famous texts

* Images of how the books were first published, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts

* Excellent formatting of the texts

* Famous works such as ‘Tales from Shakespeare’ and ‘The Adventures of Ulysses’ are fully illustrated with their original artwork

* Special chronological and alphabetical contents tables for the poetry

* Easily locate the poems you want to read

* Includes Lamb’s complete prose works

* Features Charles and Mary Lamb’s letters - spend hours exploring the authors’ personal correspondence

* Special criticism section, with 9 essays evaluating Charles Lamb’s contribution to literature

* Features four biographies, including Gilchrist’s seminal work on Mary Lamb - discover the authors’ intriguing lives

* Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres

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CONTENTS:

The Collaborative Works

JOHN WOODVIL

TALES FROM SHAKESPEARE

MRS. LEICESTER’S SCHOOL

POETRY FOR CHILDREN

Charles Lamb’s Fiction

A TALE OF ROSAMUND GRAY AND OLD BLIND MARGARET

THE ADVENTURES OF ULYSSES

Charles Lamb’s Plays

MR H.; OR BEWARE A BAD NAME

THE PAWNBROKER’S DAUGHTER

THE WITCH

THE WIFE’S TRIAL

Charles Lamb’s Non-Fiction

ON THE TRAGEDIES OF SHAKESPEARE

WITCHES AND OTHER NIGHT FEARS

ELIA AND THE LAST ESSAYS OF ELIA

RECOLLECTIONS OF CHRIST’S HOSPITAL

MISCELLANEOUS PROSE

Charles Lamb’s Poetry

POEMS FROM BLANK VERSE

THE KING AND QUEEN OF HEARTS

PRINCE DORUS

SATAN IN SEARCH OF A WIFE

ALBUM VERSES

MISCELLANEOUS POEMS

The Poems

LIST OF POEMS IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER

LIST OF POEMS IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER

Mary Lamb’s Essay

ON NEEDLE-WORK BY ‘SEMPRONIA’

The Letters

THE LETTERS OF CHARLES AND MARY LAMB

The Criticism

CHARLES LAMB by Thomas de Quincey

ELIA, AND GEOFFREY CRAYON by William Hazlitt

CHARLES LAMB by Walter Pater

CHARLES LAMB by Arthur Symons

CHARLES LAMB by John Cowper Powys

CHARLES LAMB by Charles Edwyn Vaughan

CHARLES LAMB by S. P. B. Mais

CHARLES LAMB by Hattie Tyng Griswold

CHARLES LAMB by Augustine Birrell

THE LETTERS OF CHARLES LAMB by Augustine Birrell

CHARLES LAMB by A. St. John Adcock

The Biographies

CHARLES LAMB by Walter Jerrold

CHARLES LAMB: A MEMOIR by Barry Cornwall

CHARLES LAMB by Alfred Ainger

MARY LAMB by Mrs. Gilchrist

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