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Born in February 10, 1775 / Died in December 27, 1834 / United Kingdom / English

Bibliography

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BOOKS

  • Blank Verse, by Lamb and Charles Lloyd (London: Printed by T. Bensley for J. & A. Arch, 1798).
  • A Tale of Rosamund Gray and Old Blind Margaret (Birmingham: Printed by Thomas Pearson, 1798; London: Printed for Lee & Hurst, 1798).
  • John Woodvil: A Tragedy (London: Printed by T. Plummer for G. & J. Robinson, 1802).
  • The King and Queen of Hearts (London: Printed for Thos Hodgkins, 1805).
  • Tales from Shakespear. Designed for the Use of Young Persons, 2 volumes, by Charles Lamb and Mary Lamb, attributed to Charles Lamb (London: Printed for Thomas Hodgkins at the Juvenile Library, 1807; Philadelphia: Published by Bradford & Inskeep, and by Inskeep & Bradford, New York, printed by J. Maxwell, 1813).
  • The Adventures of Ulysses (London: Printed by T. Davison for the Juvenile Library, 1808; New York: Harper, 1879).
  • Mrs. Leicester's School, by Charles Lamb and Mary Lamb (London: Printed for M. J. Godwin at the Juvenile Library, 1809; George Town: J. Milligan, 1811).
  • Poetry for Children, Entirely Original, 2 volumes, by Charles Lamb and Mary Lamb (London: Printed for M. J. Godwin at the Juvenile Library, 1809; Boston: West & Richardson, and E. Cotton, 1812).
  • Prince Dorus: Or, Flattery Put Out of Countenance. A Poetical Version of an Ancient Tale (London: Printed for M. J. Godwin at the Juvenile Library, 1811).
  • Mr. H., or Beware a Bad Name. A Farce in Two Acts [pirated edition] (Philadelphia: Published by M. Carey, printed by A. Fagan, 1813).
  • The Works of Charles Lamb, 2 volumes (London: Ollier, 1818).
  • Elia: Essays which have appeared under that signature in the London Magazine (London: Printed for Taylor & Hessey, 1823; [pirated edition] Philadelphia: Carey, Lea & Carey, printed by Mifflin & Parry, 1828).
  • Elia: Essays which have appeared under that name in the London Magazine Second Series [pirated edition] (Philadelphia: Carey, Lea & Carey, printed by J. R. A. Skerret, 1828)--includes three essays not written by Lamb.
  • Album Verses, with a Few Others (London: Moxon, 1830).
  • Satan in Search of a Wife (London: Moxon, 1831).
  • The Last Essays of Elia (London: Moxon, 1833; Philadelphia: T. K. Greenbank, 1833).

COLLECTIONS

  • The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb, 7 volumes, edited by E. V. Lucas (London: Methuen, 1903-1905; New York: Putnam's, 1903-1905).
  • Charles Lamb on Shakespeare, edited by Joan Coldwell (Gerrards Cross: Colin Smythe, 1978).
  • Lamb as Critic, edited by Roy Park (London & Henley: Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1980).

PLAY PRODUCTION

  • Mr. H----, London, Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, 10 December 1806.

OTHER

  • Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Poems on Various Subjects, includes four poems by Lamb (London: C. G. & J. Robinson/Bristol: J. Cottle, 1796); enlarged as Poems, Second Edition, to which are now added Poems by Charles Lamb, and Charles Lloyd, includes ten poems by Lamb (Bristol: Printed by N. Biggs for J. Cottle and Robinsons, London, 1797).
  • Charles Lloyd, Poems on the Death of Priscilla Farmer, includes one poem by Lamb (Bristol: Printed by N. Biggs & sold by James Phillips, London, 1796).
  • Specimens of English Dramatic Poets, Who Lived About the Time of Shakspeare, edited, with commentary, by Lamb (London: Printed for Longman, Hurst, Rees & Orme, 1808; New York: Wiley & Putnam, 1845).

LETTERS

  • The Letters of Charles Lamb, to Which Are Added Those of His Sister Mary Lamb, 3 volumes, edited by E. V. Lucas (London: Dent / Methuen, 1935; New Haven: Yale University Press, 1935).
  • The Letters of Charles and Mary Anne Lamb, 3 volumes to date, edited by Edwin W. Marrs, Jr. (Ithaca & London: Cornell University Press, 1975-).



There are significant collections in the Henry E. Huntington Library, the New York Public Library, the Pierpont Morgan Library, the British Library, and libraries at Harvard University, Yale University, Princeton University, the University of Texas, and the University of Kentucky. The Charles Lamb Society Library, which holds some autograph items, is now housed in the Guildhall Library, London.