Charles Lamb

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London, The United Kingdom

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Children's Books, Nonfiction

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Charles Lamb (London, 10 February 1775 – Edmonton, 27 December 1834) 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: 3.84 · 1,243 ratings · 157 reviews · 241 distinct works

	Tales from Shakespeare by Charles Lamb, Mary Lamb 3.85 avg rating — 938 ratings — published 1807 — 184 editions	My rating:
	Essays of Elia 3.93 avg rating — 117 ratings — published 1823 — 75 editions	My rating:
	More Tales from Shakespeare by Charles Lamb, Mary Lamb 3.75 avg rating — 51 ratings — published 1990 — 9 editions	My rating:
	To War in a Stringbag 3.64 avg rating — 11 ratings — 5 editions	My rating:
	Illustrated Tales From Shakespeare. A Modern Adaptation From the Charles and Mary Lamb Classic by Charles Lamb, Mary Lamb 4.00 avg rating — 8 ratings	My rating:
	The Adventures of Ulysses 4.20 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 1992 — 28 editions	My rating:
	Ten Tales from Shakespeare 3.90 avg rating — 10 ratings — 3 editions	My rating:
	Charles Lamb: Selected Writings by Charles Lamb, J. E. Morpurgo (Editor) 3.67 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2003 — 2 editions	My rating:
	The Selected Prose by Charles Lamb, Adam Phillips (Editor) 3.67 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 1986	My rating:
	War in a Stringbag: The Classic Second World War Fleet Air Arm Autobiography 3.80 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2001	My rating:

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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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“Tis the privilege of friendship to talk nonsense, and to have her nonsense respected.”
― Charles Lamb, The Life, Letters and Writings of Charles Lamb

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“New Year's Day is every man's birthday.”
― Charles Lamb

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