James Dykes Campbell Collection of Material about Charles Lamb, 1825-1895

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James Dykes Campbell Collection of Material about Charles Lamb, 1825-1895

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James Dykes Campbell (1838-1895) was a partner in Ireland, Fraser, & Company, the leading mercantile firm in Mauritius. He retired in 1881 and settled in England the following year where he met Robert Browning, and was associated with the Athenaeum. He wrote a biographical introduction to a new edition of Samuel Taylor Coleridge's poetry in 1893, which reappeared in 1894 as (1894). Part of Campbell's literary research involved gathering material about Charles Lamb (1775-1834) who worked as a bookkeeper in the East India House, and was best known as an essayist, using the pen name Elia. The collection consists of 7 volumes containing copies of Charles Lamb letters, manuscripts, and printed ephemera relating to Lamb. Samuel Taylor Coleridge, a narrative of the events of his life

2 boxes (1 linear ft.)

eng,

University of California, Los Angeles. Library Special Collections.

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