Delphi Complete Works of Charles and Mary Lamb (Illustrated)

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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