Delphi Complete Works of Charles and Mary Lamb (Illustrated) by Nate Ball

In the early years of the nineteenth century, Charles and Mary Lamb published several children’s books, including the famous ‘Tales from Shakespeare’, which would have a lasting influence on the course of children’s literature. Charles Lamb is also notable for his essays under the pseudonym Elia for the London Magazine. His style is highly personal and mannered, conjuring nostalgic scenes with humour and pathos. This comprehensive eBook presents Charles and Mary Lamb’s complete works, with numerous illustrations, rare texts appearing in digital print for the first time, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1) * Beautifully illustrated with images relating to the authors’ lives and works* Concise introductions to the famous texts* Images of how the books were first published, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts* Excellent formatting of the texts* Famous works such as ‘Tales from Shakespeare’ and ‘The Adventures of Ulysses’ are fully illustrated with their original artwork* Special chronological and alphabetical contents tables for the poetry* Easily locate the poems you want to read* Includes Lamb’s complete prose works* Features Charles and Mary Lamb’s letters - spend hours exploring the authors’ personal correspondence* Special criticism section, with 9 essays evaluating Charles Lamb’s contribution to literature* Features four biographies, including Gilchrist’s seminal work on Mary Lamb - discover the authors’ intriguing lives* Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles CONTENTS: The Collaborative WorksJOHN WOODVILTALES FROM SHAKESPEAREMRS. LEICESTER’S SCHOOLPOETRY FOR CHILDREN Charles Lamb’s FictionA TALE OF ROSAMUND GRAY AND OLD BLIND MARGARETTHE ADVENTURES OF ULYSSES Charles Lamb’s PlaysMR H.; OR BEWARE A BAD NAMETHE PAWNBROKER’S DAUGHTERTHE WITCHTHE WIFE’S TRIAL Charles Lamb’s Non-FictionON THE TRAGEDIES OF SHAKESPEAREWITCHES AND OTHER NIGHT FEARSELIA AND THE LAST ESSAYS OF ELIARECOLLECTIONS OF CHRIST’S HOSPITALMISCELLANEOUS PROSE Charles Lamb’s PoetryPOEMS FROM BLANK VERSETHE KING AND QUEEN OF HEARTSPRINCE DORUSSATAN IN SEARCH OF A WIFEALBUM VERSESMISCELLANEOUS POEMS The PoemsLIST OF POEMS IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDERLIST OF POEMS IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER Mary Lamb’s EssayON NEEDLE-WORK BY ‘SEMPRONIA’ The LettersTHE LETTERS OF CHARLES AND MARY LAMB The CriticismCHARLES LAMB by Thomas de QuinceyELIA, AND GEOFFREY CRAYON by William HazlittCHARLES LAMB by Walter PaterCHARLES LAMB by Arthur SymonsCHARLES LAMB by John Cowper PowysCHARLES LAMB by Charles Edwyn VaughanCHARLES LAMB by S. P. B. MaisCHARLES LAMB by Hattie Tyng GriswoldCHARLES LAMB by Augustine Birrell THE LETTERS OF CHARLES LAMB by Augustine BirrellCHARLES LAMB by A. St. John Adcock The BiographiesCHARLES LAMB by Walter JerroldCHARLES LAMB: A MEMOIR by Barry CornwallCHARLES LAMB by Alfred AingerMARY LAMB by Mrs. Gilchrist Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles or to purchase this eBook as a Parts Edition of individual eBooks