CHARLES LAMB BY ALFRED AINGER ΕΝΤΕΣ ΔΙΑΔΩΣΟΥ GETOVEN NEW YORK HARPER & BROTHERS, PUBLISHERS FRANKLIN SQUARE 1882 PREFATORY NOTE. THE writings of Charles Lamb abound in biographical matter. 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. |