The Life Letters and Writings of Charles Lamb (2): Vol. II

Biographer E.V. Lucas deemed him the most lovable figure in English literature but British poet playwright and essayist CHARLES LAMB (1774-1834) was unappreciated during his own lifetime. That Lamb is fondly remembered today is partly the result of the six-volume collection of his work edited and annotated by Irish author and critic PERCY HETHRINGTON FITZGERALD (1834-1925) and first published in 1875. Author of all manner of delightful works from playful verse for children to insightful essays on Elizabethan drama Lamb is a hidden treasure of English literature as his entertaining writings reveal. Complete with Fitzgeralds commentary on Lambs life and legacy this is a must-read set for lovers of 19th-century English classics. Volume II features Lambs correspondence with Coleridge Wordsworth and many others.