Charles Lamb 1775–1834, English essayist, b. London. In 1796 his sister Mary Ann Lamb (1764–1847) in a fit of temporary insanity attacked and wounded their father and stabbed and killed their mother. Lamb had himself declared her guardian to save her from permanent commitment to an asylum, and after 1799 they lived together. Mary was an intelligent and affectionate companion, but the shadow of her madness continued to plague their lives. They collaborated on several books for children, publishing in 1807 their famous Tales from Shakespeare. —Continue at Columbia Encyclopedia Pronunciation: l from The American Heritage®
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Tales from Shakespeare . [1878].
Charles and Mary Lamb interweave the words of Shakespeare with their own (some 200 years later in 1807) to bring 20 of his best plays to the young reader.
Bartlett’s Lamb Quotations Epitomal selections by John Bartlett.
Lamb, Charles, 33623 to 33651
Entries from the Columbia World of Quotations.
WRITINGS ABOUT LAMB
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Chapter by C. H. A. Hamilton Thompson from the Cambridge History of English Literature
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