Charles Lamb
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Language
English
Description
Charles Lamb was considered the most delightful of English essayists in the middle of the 19th century. Essays of Elia is a collection of his finest work. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. Pomona Press are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
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Series
Modern Classics volume 21
Language
English
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Description
This 1869 miscellany of articles, letters, and speeches by and about Carlyle highlights his restless intellect and wide-ranging interests. The volume begins, "The general belief that Carlyle is a gloomy misanthrope...is quite an error." Contents include "Goethe and Carlyle," "Preface to Emerson's Essays," "Advice to a Young Man," and more.