Companion To Charles Lamb

Author : Claude Annett Prance
Publisher : Mansell
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 416 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Companion to Charles Lamb written by Claude Annett Prance and published by Mansell. This book was released on 1983 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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, notably in the spheres of art, literature, the book world, music and commerce, but also in diverse occupations. Some of the other entries, such as those on George Dyer, Thomas Manning, London bookstalls and Lamb and the British Museum Library are short essays on their subjects. A fascinating glimpse of Georgian England that will also help readers of the works of Charles and Mary Lamb to appreciate more fully the background to their lives and work, their successes and sadnesses, and will reveal a great deal of information about the world in which they lived--From publisher description.