Essays of Elia
Charles Lamb
Paperback
(Forgotten Books, May 18, 2012)
Essays of Charles Lamb was issued from the Athenaeum Press by the present editor in February, 1904. Since then, theE ssays of Elia (F irst Series) having been included in the College Entrance Requirements, this edition has been prepared with special reference to the needs of our secondary schools. Although much of the matter of the earlier and fuller work has been used, this book is in many respects a new one. Not to infringe upon the rights of the teacher, the beautiful and pathetic story of Lamb slife has been left untold, and only a few suggestions as to methods of study have been made. To avoid similar sins against the pupil, the plan of not giving information that is easily accessible has been adhered to. The right of personal research a wholesome stimulus to interest is respected in this edition, but help is offered where help is needed. In criticism, analyses of style and structure, and in notes on recondite allusions, the book will, I believe, be found reasonably full. After carefully collating four standard English editions of theE ssays of Elia, the editor has followed closely the excellent text of Mr. Richard Heme Shepherd (L ondon :C hatto Windus, 1898), which has the advantage of being based directly on the text of the two volumes of 1823 and 1833, issued under Lamb sown eye. The spelling and the use of points and capitals is, therefore, substantially that approved by the author.(Typographical errors above are due to OCR software and don't occur in the book.)About the Publisher Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, History, Folklore and Mythology.Forgotten Books' Classic Reprint Series utilizes the latest technology to regenerate facsimiles of historically important writings. Careful attention has been made to accurately preserve the original format of each page whilst digitally enhancing the aged te