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Charles Lamb


Born
in London, England, The United Kingdom
February 10, 1775

Died
December 27, 1834

Genre
Children's, Essays


Charles Lamb was an English essayist with Welsh heritage, best known for his "Essays of Elia" and for the children's book "Tales from Shakespeare", which he produced along with his sister, Mary Lamb (1764–1847).

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Average rating: 3.94 · 10,500 ratings · 1,006 reviews · 1,965 distinct works • Similar authors
Tales from Shakespeare
3.94 avg rating — 6,793 ratings — published 1798 — 1662 editions
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More Tales from Shakespeare...
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3.89 avg rating — 396 ratings — published 1960 — 59 editions
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Essays of Elia and Last Ess...
3.87 avg rating — 324 ratings — published 1823 — 7 editions
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The Adventures Of Ulysses
3.62 avg rating — 228 ratings — published 1902 — 401 editions
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To War in a Stringbag
4.23 avg rating — 132 ratings — published 1979 — 19 editions
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A Dissertation Upon Roast P...
3.30 avg rating — 115 ratings — published 1888 — 19 editions
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The Essays of Elia
3.73 avg rating — 86 ratings — 511 editions
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Sogno di una notte di mezz'...
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3.53 avg rating — 80 ratings — published 1807 — 2 editions
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Dream children
3.94 avg rating — 70 ratings — published 2015 — 16 editions
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All Shakespeare's Tales: Ta...
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4.27 avg rating — 60 ratings — published 1911 — 39 editions
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Series by Charles Lamb

The Works of Charles and Ma... Elia and the Last Essays of... The Works of Charles and Ma... The Works of Charles and Ma... The Letters of Charles and ... The Works of Charles and Ma...
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“Tis the privilege of friendship to talk nonsense, and to have her nonsense respected.”
― Charles Lamb, The life, letters and writings of Charles Lamb Volume 3
tags: friendship, nonsense
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“I always arrive late at the office, but I make up for it by leaving early.”
― Charles Lamb
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“Of all sound of all bells... most solemn and touching is the peal which rings out the Old Year.”
― Charles Lamb
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