Charles Lamb's biography should be read at length in his essays and his letters-from them we get to know not only the facts of his life but almost insensibly we get a knowledge of the man himself such as cannot be conveyed in any brief summary. He is as a friend, a loved friend, whom it seems almost sacrilegious to summarize in the compact sentences of a biographical dictionary, of whom it would be a wrong to write if the writing were to be used instead of, rather than as an introduction to, a literary self-portrait, more striking it may be believed than any of the canvases in the Uffizi...
Charles Lamb's biography should be read at length in his essays and his letters-from them we get to know not only the facts of his life but almost ins...
For combined beauty and interest-varied beauty and historical interest-there is no place "within easy reach of London," certainly no place within the suburban radius, that can compare with the stately Tudor palace which stands on the left bank of the Thames, little more than a dozen miles from the metropolis and, though hidden in trees, within eye-reach of Richmond.
For combined beauty and interest-varied beauty and historical interest-there is no place "within easy reach of London," certainly no place within the ...
Walter Copeland Jerrold (1865-1929) was an English writer, biographer and newspaper editor.Jerrold was born in Liverpool, the son of Thomas Serle Jerrold and Jane Matilda Copeland (who were first cousins), and one of 11 children. His family had strong theatrical connections: Both his grandfather Douglas William Jerrold and uncle William Blanchard Jerrold were notable dramatists, and his great grandfather Samuel Jerrold was an actor and theater manager. Jerrold spent most of his life in London, starting work as a clerk in a newspaper counting-house, and going on to become deputy editor of The...
Walter Copeland Jerrold (1865-1929) was an English writer, biographer and newspaper editor.Jerrold was born in Liverpool, the son of Thomas Serle Jerr...
INTRODUCTION THE very title "Nursery Rhymes," which has come to be associated with a A great body of familiar verse, is in itself sufficient evidence ot how that verse has been passed down from generation to generation. Some pieces date, perhaps, from hundreds of years ago, and had been repeated thousands of times betore they were printed. There are not wanting learned tolk who tell us that there was once, in Britain, a King Cole, and that the only relic of his reign which we have is the verse in which he is shown calling for his pipe, his bowl, and his fiddlers three. Such wise people forget...
INTRODUCTION THE very title "Nursery Rhymes," which has come to be associated with a A great body of familiar verse, is in itself sufficient evidence ...
