Letters, 1830-1836 : London, etc., to Emma Isola Moxon.
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Lamb, Charles, 1775-1834
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Charles Lamb was born to John and Elizabeth (Field) Lamb in London on February 10, 1775. Two of his siblings survived to adulthood, John (1763-1821) and Mary Ann (1764-1847). Charles Lamb studied at Christ's Hospital but left the school at the age of fifteen due to his chronic stammering. He began working as a secretary and later entered the mercantile trade, joining the East India Company as a clerk in the accounting department in 1792. Mental illness ran in the Lamb family, and C...
Moxon, Emma Isola, 1809-1891
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Emma Isola, the orphan daughter of Charles Isola, was "adopted" by the poet and essayist Charles Lamb and his sister Mary. In 1833, she married the publisher Edward Moxon, who published some of Lamb's works. From the description of Autograph album, 1817-1873 and undated. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 79463880 From the guide to the Autograph album, 1817-1873 and undated., (Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University) ...
Knowles, James Sheridan, 1784-1862
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Epithet: dramatist; of Add MS 42712 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000753.0x000138 Anglo-Irish dramatist and actor. From the description of James Sheridan Knowles letter to unidentified recipient [manuscript]. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 181587980 Irish actor and author. From the description of Autograph letters signed (7) : Aberfoyle, Loch Ard Lodge, and Torq...
Forster, John, 1812-1876
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John Forster was born and raised in Newcastle by Unitarian parents, and educated at Cambridge and London's Inner Temple. He became an important literary critic and editor, and wrote numerous books of his own, notably several biographies. Forster's greatest contribution may have been as literary adviser and advocate for some of the key authors of his day, including Tennyson, Browning, Dickens, and Carlyle. His support, advice, and promotion of authors and writing helped define Victorian taste. Fo...
Moxon, Edward, 1801-1858
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Moxon was an English publisher and verse writer and Taylor was a London publisher and printer. From the description of Memorandum of agreement ... between John Taylor ... and Edward Moxon ..., London : manuscript, 1845 Sept. 30. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 78553218 Alfred Tennyson was a British poet and playwright. From the guide to the Alfred Tennyson collection of papers, 1823-1907, (The New York Public Library. Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collect...
Lamb, Mary, 1764-1847
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Mary Lamb, English children's book writer. The sister of Charles Lamb, the essayist, Mary contributed several works to William Godwin's Juvenile Library, including Tales from Shakespeare, a collaboration with her brother. From the description of Mary Lamb manuscript material : 3 items, 1811-1820 (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 162505310 English writer. From the description of To Emma, learning Latin, and desponding : manuscript poem in the autograp...
