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Charles Lamb Biography
Charles Lamb was an English essayist, poet, fiction writer and critic from the Romantic
period. This biography provides detailed information about his childhood, life, writing
career, achievements and timeline.
Birthday: February 10, 1775
Nationality: British
Died At Age: 59
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Born In: Inner Temple, London, England
Famous As: Writer & Essayist
Family:
Father: John Lamb
Mother: Elizabeth Field
Siblings: John Lamb (Brother), Mary Lamb (Sister)
Died On: December 27, 1834
Place Of Death: Edmonton, London, England
Charles Lamb was an English essayist, poet, fiction writer and critic from the
Romantic period who continues to be one of the most lovable and read
English essayists of all times. He was one of the significant members of the
Lake Poets among whom William Wordsworth and Samuel Taylor Coleridge
were his close friends. Although he could not attain enduring popularity for his
poetry as his friends Wordsworth and Coleridge did, he later channelized his
energies into writing prose and in this pursuit emerged as one of the best
essayists of his times. Two of his collections, ‘Essays of Elia’ and ‘Tales from
Shakespeare’ are considered his best works as an essayist. ‘Essays of Elia’,
which contained a string of autobiographical record of experiences and
essays of Elia, a fictitious character of the writer, is counted among the most
excellent illustrations of the English style of essays and compositions. His
other prominent work ‘Tales from Shakespeare’, which he produced along with
his sister Mary Lamb, consists of plays of Shakespeare for children. Some of
his other notable works are ‘John Woodvil’, ‘The Adventures of Ulysses’, ‘On
the Tragedies of Shakespeare’ and ‘Witches and Other Night Fears’.