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Charles Lamb

Born

in London, England, The United Kingdom

February 10, 1775

Died

December 27, 1834

Genre

Children's, Essays

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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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Charles Lamb’s books

Average rating: 3.94 · 9,515 ratings · 842 reviews · 716 distinct works • Similar authors

	Tales from Shakespeare 3.94 avg rating — 6,073 ratings — published 1807 — 1129 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Essays of Elia 3.83 avg rating — 384 ratings — published 1823 — 300 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	More Tales from Shakespeare by Charles Lamb, Mary Lamb 3.89 avg rating — 360 ratings — published 1960 — 16 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Adventures of Ulysses 3.66 avg rating — 160 ratings — published 1902 — 400 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Dissertation Upon Roast Pig & Other Essays 3.27 avg rating — 107 ratings — published 1888 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ten Tales from Shakespeare 3.73 avg rating — 64 ratings — published 2003 — 16 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Elia and the Last Essays of Elia (The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb - Volume 2) by Charles Lamb, Mary Lamb, Edward Verrall Lucas (Editor) 3.79 avg rating — 57 ratings — published 1833 — 53 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	All Shakespeare's Tales: Tales From Shakespeare By Charles And Mary Lamb And Tales From Shakespeare By Winston Stokes by Charles Lamb, Winston Stokes, Mary Lamb 4.32 avg rating — 47 ratings — published 1911 — 21 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dream children 3.88 avg rating — 49 ratings — published 2015 — 14 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Selected Prose by Charles Lamb, Adam Phillips (Editor) 3.51 avg rating — 39 ratings — published 1986 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Series by Charles Lamb

The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb (6 books)
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Charles Lamb,

Mary Lamb

3.90 avg rating — 78 ratings

The Life and Works of Charles Lamb, in Twelve Volumes (7 books)
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Charles Lamb,

Mary Lamb

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Quotes by Charles Lamb (?)

“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

3013 likes

“I always arrive late at the office, but I make up for it by leaving early.”
― Charles Lamb

tags: humor, work

2844 likes

“Of all sound of all bells... most solemn and touching is the peal which rings out the Old Year.”
― Charles Lamb

tags: new-years

1047 likes

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Polls

Voting is now open for our May Classical read. Voting will stay open until April 14th, 2018 and the winning book will be announced on April 15th, 2018.

Bleak House by Charles Dickens

8 votes, 22.9%

Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel García Márquez

7 votes, 20.0%

King Lear by William Shakespeare

6 votes, 17.1%

The Enchanted April by Elizabeth von Arnim

5 votes, 14.3%

The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins

5 votes, 14.3%

What Is Man? by Mark Twain

2 votes, 5.7%

Tales from Shakespeare & Nesbit's Beautiful Stories from Shakespeare by Charles Lamb

2 votes, 5.7%

Captain Fracasse by Théophile Gautier

0 votes, 0.0%

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