Lamb,Charles

Lamb,Charles
Lamb, Charles. Known as “Elia.” 1775-1834.
British critic and essayist. With his sister Mary Ann Lamb (1764-1847) he wrote the children's book Tales from Shakespeare (1807).

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  • Lamb, Charles — born Feb. 10, 1775, London, Eng. died Dec. 27, 1834, Edmonton, Middlesex English essayist and critic. Lamb was employed as a clerk at East India House (headquarters for the East India Company) from 1792 to 1825. From 1796 he was guardian of his… …   Universalium

  • Lamb, Charles — (1775 1834)    Essayist and poet, was b. in London, his f. being confidential clerk to Samuel Salt, one of the benchers of the Inner Temple. After being at a school in the neighbourhood, he was sent by the influence of Mr. Salt to Christ s… …   Short biographical dictionary of English literature

  • Lamb, Charles — ► (1775 1834) Escritor británico. Junto con su hermana Mary, escribió Cuentos sacados de Shakespeare. * * * (10 feb. 1775, Londres, Inglaterra–27 dic. 1834, Edmonton, Middlesex). Crítico y ensayista inglés. De 1792 a 1825, Lamb trabajó como… …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • Lamb, Charles and Mary — (1764 1847)    • Charles, the brother (1775 1834)    Born in London, the son of John Lamb, a clerk of the Inner Temple, he was educated at Christ s Hospital, where he became friends with Samuel Taylor Coleridge (see entry) and Leigh Hunt (see… …   British and Irish poets

  • LAMB, CHARLES —    essayist and critic, born in London, and educated at Christ s Hospital, where he had Coleridge for school fellow; was for 35 years a clerk in the East India Company s office, on his retirement from which he was allowed a pension of £450; it… …   The Nuttall Encyclopaedia

  • Charles Lamb — Foto dedicada de 1823. Nacimiento 10 de febrero de 1775 Londres, Inglaterra …   Wikipedia Español

  • Charles Lamb — (* 10. Februar 1775 in London; † 27. Dezember 1834 in Edmonton) war ein englischer Dichter. Charles Lamb war 1792–1825 bei der Ostindien Kompanie als Sekretär angestellt und starb am 27. Dezember 1834 in Edmonton. Als Schriftsteller trat er… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Charles Lamb (politician) — Charles Wesley Lamb Member of Parliament for Victoria In office April 1963 – July 1965 Personal details Born 1891 Prince Albert, Ontario Died 12 July 1965 (age c. 74) Political party …   Wikipedia

  • LAMB (C.) — LAMB CHARLES (1775 1834) Poète et essayiste, Lamb est l’inverse d’Hazlitt, par le rayonnement de sa générosité et de sa bonté, par son humour, refuge d’une sensibilité qui côtoie sans cesse le déséquilibre, le sien et surtout celui de sa sœur… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Charles Lamb (actor) — Charles Lamb (20 November 1900 – 19 March 1989) was a British film and television actor.[1] His longest role was as Mrs Dale s gardener, Monument, in the radio soap opera Mrs Dale s Diary.[2] Selected filmography Once a Crook (1941) Stop Press… …   Wikipedia

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