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British essayist, poet, antiquarian (1775–1834)

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Charles Lamb was a British writer from the late 1700s and early 1800s who is best known for his essays, poetry, and interest in old books and manuscripts. He matters because he was an influential literary figure of his time whose work helped shape the essay as a popular form of writing.

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human
Given name
Charles
Gender
male
Place of birth
London
Place of death
Edmonton
Sibling
Mary Lamb
Languages spoken
English language
Native language
English language
Student of
William Wales
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Charles Lamb by Henry Hoppner Meyer.jpg
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Charles Lamb
writing language
English language
manner of death
natural causes
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Charles Lamb
date of birth
1775-02-10
date of death
1834-12-27
cause of death
erysipelas
ethnic group
English people
pseudonym
Elia
partner in business or sport
Mary Lamb
has works in the collection
Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam
name in native language
Charles Lamb
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Charles Lamb (10 February 1775 – 27 December 1834) was an English essayist, poet, and antiquarian, best known for his Essays of Elia and for the children's book Tales from Shakespeare, co-authored with his sister, Mary Lamb (1764–1847).

Friends with such literary luminaries as Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Robert Southey, William Wordsworth, Dorothy Wordsworth and William Hazlitt, Lamb was at the centre of a major literary circle in England. He has been referred to by E. V. Lucas, his principal biographer, as "the most lovable figure in English literature".

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