Project Gutenberg 2004-07-01 Public domain in the USA. 143 Cornwall, Barry 1787 1874 Procter, Bryan Waller Proctor, B. W. (Bryan Waller) Charles Lamb: A Memoir Carel Lyn Miske, Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "Charles Lamb: A Memoir" by Barry Cornwall is a biographical account written in the late 19th century that delves into the life and character of the English essayist and poet Charles Lamb. The memoir reflects Cornwall's personal recollections and admiration for Lamb, introducing readers to the essence of a man who was not only a crucial figure in the literary world but was also deeply devoted to his sister Mary, whose struggles with mental health defined much of his life. The memoir intends to illuminate Lamb's unique qualities of mind, humor, and compassion as well as his literary endeavors. The opening of the memoir sets the stage for an intimate portrayal of Charles Lamb, highlighting Cornwall's close relationship with him during the last years of his life. It emphasizes Lamb's heroic devotion to caring for his sister, whose mental illness shaped his days and profoundly affected his literary output. Cornwall reflects on Lamb's early life, his education at Christ's Hospital, and his eventual clerical work at the India House, which provided him the means to support his sister while he pursued writing. Through this, the memoir begins to cover the delicate interplay of personal calamity and literary genius, setting up a narrative that intertwines Lamb’s life events, his literary influences, and his friendships with renowned writers of his time, such as Samuel Taylor Coleridge. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 68.1 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Lamb, Charles, 1775-1834 PR Text Category: Biographies Category: British Literature 331579 2025-07-03T06:46:03.797461 text/html 331400 2025-01-09T22:07:14.629780 text/html 206936 2025-07-03T06:46:10.050481 application/epub+zip 209856 2025-07-03T06:46:06.396449 application/epub+zip 194204 2025-07-03T06:46:05.348470 application/epub+zip 378351 2025-07-03T06:46:13.012420 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 358327 2025-07-03T06:46:09.416476 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 285674 2022-09-03T10:42:27.792814 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 311566 2025-07-03T06:46:03.502515 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 306502 2020-12-29T11:41:36 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17408 2025-07-03T06:46:13.131432 application/rdf+xml 14271 2025-07-03T06:46:05.826499 image/jpeg 4092 2025-07-03T06:46:05.587451 image/jpeg 123988 2020-12-29T11:41:36 application/octet-stream application/zip 203110 2025-07-03T06:46:03.824462 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia