The Life, Letters, and Writings of Charles Lamb, in Six Volumes. Vol. I 14+

📓 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.Friend to Coleridge and Wordsworth and 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 Fitzgerald's commentary on Lamb's life and legacy, this is a must-read set for lovers of 19th-century English classics.Volume I covers:• Lamb's parentage, schooldays, and youth• insanity of Mary Lamb, his beloved sister• early poetic efforts• the "London Magazine"• Lamb's visit to Paris• Lamb's friends and companions• Lamb's character• correspondence with Coleridge• and more.