matter. PREFATORY NOTE. THE writings of Charles Lamb abound in biographical To them, and to the well-known volumes of the late Mr. Justice Talfourd, I am mainly indebted for the material of which this memoir is composed. I have added a complete list of the chief works from which information about Lamb and his sister has been obtained. I have also had the advantage of communication with those who were personally acquainted with Lamb and have received from others valuable assistance in exploring less known sources of information. Among those to whom my acknowledgments for much kindness are due, I would mention Mrs. Arthur Tween, a daughter of that old and loyal friend of the Lamb family, Mr. Randal Norris; Mr. James Crossley, of Manchester; Mr. Edward FitzGerald; Mr. W. Aldis Wright; and last, not least, my friend Mr. J. E. Davis, of the Middle Temple, whose kind interest in this little book has been unfailing. A. A. HAMPSTEAD, December, 1881. 70023 AUTHORITIES CONSULTED. 1. The Essays of Elia, and other writings, in prose and verse, of Charles Lamb. 2. Letters of Charles Lamb, with a Sketch of his Life by Thomas Noon Talfourd 1837 3. Final Memorials of Charles Lamb, &c., by Thomas Noon Talfourd. . 1848 4. Charles Lamb: A Memoir, by Barry Cornwall 1866 5. Charles and Mary Lamb: Poems, Letters, and Remains, 8. Alsop's Letters, Conversations, and Recollections of Coleridge. 1836 9. My Friends and Acquaintance, by P. G. Patmore 10. Autobiography of Leigh Hunt 11. Memoirs of William Hazlitt, by W. Carew Hazlitt 12. Literary Reminiscences, by Thomas Hood (in Hood's Own) 13. Haydon's Autobiography and Journals 1854 . 1850 . 1867 . 1839 1853 15. Memoir of Charles Mathews (the elder), by Mrs. Mathews. 1838 16. Life and Correspondence of Robert Southey 1849 17. Obituary Notices, Reminiscences, Essays, &c., in various magazines and reviews. |