ALS : London, to William Hazlitt, 1806 Jan. 15.

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ALS : London, to William Hazlitt, 1806 Jan. 15.

Lamb brings Hazlitt up to date on a variety of matters, including the latest in Lamb and Godwin's inquiries to a Mr. Johnson on Hazlitt's behalf. He remarks on the death of Nelson, and complains of his lack of time and leisure.

1 item (3 p.) in case ; 34 cm.

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SNAC Resource ID: 8348440

Rosenbach Museum & Library

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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...

Hazlitt, William, 1778-1830

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In October 1812, William Hazlitt was hired by the Morning Chronicle as a parliamentary reporter. Soon he met John Hunt, publisher of the Examiner, and his younger brother Leigh Hunt, the poet and essayist, who edited the weekly paper. Hazlitt began to contribute miscellaneous essays to the Examiner in 1813, and the scope of his work for the Chronicle was expanded to include drama criticism, literary criticism, and political essays. In 1814 the Champion was added to the list of periodicals that a...