BIOGRAPHY, CRITICISMS, ETC.

Ainger (Alfred). Charles Lamb [English Men of Letters Series]. London, 1882. 16mo.
Ainger (Alfred). Charles Lamb. London, 1888. 12mo.
Rewritten and enlarged from the former work.
Allibone (S. A.). Critical Dictionary of English Literature and British and American authors. Philadelphia, 1870. 3 vols. 8vo. Vol. II. Article: Charles Lamb.
Allsop (Thomas). Letters, Conversations, and Recollections of S. T. Coleridge. London, 1836. 2 vols. 12mo.
This contains many items of interest concerning Lamb.
American Cyclopedia (Appleton’s). New York, 1873. 16 vols. 8vo. Article: Charles Lamb.
Babson (J. E.). Eliana: being the hitherto uncollected writings of Charles Lamb. New York and Boston, 1865. 12mo. Contents: Preface, Essays and Sketches, The Pawnbroker’s Daughter, The Adventures of Ulysses, Tales, Poems, Letters, etc. This was a valuable addition to the knowledge of Lamb.
Balmanno (Mary). Pen and Pencil. New York, 1858. Square 8vo. Pp. 121-146.
Barton (Bernard), Memoirs, Letters, and Poems of. Edited by his daughter. Philadelphia, 1856. 12mo.
Charles Lamb, pp. 168-184.
Bates (William). The Maclise Portrait Gallery of “Illustrious Literary Characters,” with Memoirs, etc. London, 1883. 8vo.
Charles Lamb, pp. 290-300.
[Birrell (Augustine).] Obiter Dicta. [Second Series.] London, 1887. 12mo.
Charles Lamb, pp. 222-236. A review of “Works” reprinted from Macmillan’s Magazine.
Blessington (Countess of). The Literary Life and Correspondence of. Edited by R. R. Madden, London, 1855. 3 vols. 8vo. Vol. II. p. 369; Vol. III. p. 176.
Bric à Brac Series [edited by R. H. Stoddard]. Personal Recollections of Lamb, Hazlitt, and others. New York, 1875. 12mo. Introductory Preface, p. 1-47.
Bulwer-Lytton (E. L.). Prose Works. London, 1868. 3 vols. 12mo. Vol. I. pp. 89-123.
Calvert (George H.). The Gentleman. Boston, 1861. 12mo. Pp. 32-42.
Carlyle (Thomas). A History of the First Forty Years of his Life, 1795-1835. By J. A. Froude. London, 1882. 2 vols. 8vo. Vol. I. p. 222; Vol. II. pp. 209, 210.
Chambers’s Cyclopedia of English Literature. London, 1876. 2 vols. 8vo. Vol. II. pp. 90-95.
Chambers’s Encyclopedia, etc. Revised Edition. Edinburgh, 1882. 8vo. Article: Charles Lamb.
Chorley (H. F.). The Authors of England. A series of Medallion Portraits, etc. London, 1838. 4to.
Charles Lamb.
Clarke (Charles and Mary Cowden). Recollections of Writers, with Letters. New York, 1878. 12mo.
Charles Lamb and his Letters—Mary Lamb, pp. 158-189.
Clarke (F. L.). Golden Friendships, etc. London, 1884. 8vo. Lamb and Coleridge, pp. 160-188.
Clayden (P. W.). Rogers and his Contemporaries. London, 1886. 2 vols. Crown 8vo. Vol. I. p. 350.
Coleridge (S. T.). Life of, by Hall Caine [Great Writers’ Series.] London, 1887. 8vo. Numerous references to Charles Lamb.
Collins (Stephen). Autobiography and Miscellanies. Philadelphia, 1872. 12mo. P. 39.
Cottle (Joseph). Reminiscences of Samuel Taylor Coleridge and Robert Southey. London, 1847. 12mo. Frequent mention of Lamb.
Craddock (Thomas). Charles Lamb. Liverpool. 1867. 12mo.
Craik (G. L.). Compendious History of English Literature, &c. New York, 1875. 12mo. Vol. II. pp. 478, 534, 553, 554, 555.
Cunningham (Allan). Biographical and Critical History of the Literature of the last Fifty Years. [Waldie’s Library, Vol. III.] Philadelphia, 1833-1849. 12 vols. 16mo.
Daniel (George). Love’s Last Labor not Lost. London, 1863. 16mo. Recollections of Charles Lamb, pp. 1-31.
De Quincey (Thomas). Biographical Essays. 1851. 12mo. Pp. 167-228.
—— Literary Reminiscences. Boston, 1852. 2 vols. 12mo. Vol. I. pp. 62-135.
Elliston (R. W.). The Life and Enterprise of. By George Raymond. London, 1857. 12mo. Pp. 266, etc.
Encyclopedia Britannica. The Encyclopedia Britannica. Eighth Edition. Edinburgh, 1856. 4to. Article: Lamb, by R. Carruthers.
—— The Same. Ninth Edition. Edinburgh, 1876. 4to. Article: Charles Lamb.
English Cyclopedia. A new Dictionary of Universal Knowledge. (Charles Knight’s.) Article: Charles Lamb.
English Poets (The). Selections, with Critical Introductions, etc. [Edited by T. H. Ward.] London, 1889. 4 vols. 12mo. Charles Lamb, Vol. IV. pp. 326-333.
Fields (James T.). Yesterdays with Authors. Boston, 1871. 12mo. Article: “Barry Cornwall and some of his Friends,” contains numerous references to Lamb and his sister.
Fitzgerald (Percy). Afternoon Lectures. Second Series. London, 1864. 12mo. Vol. II. pp. 67-101.
—— Art of the Stage (The), as set out in Lamb’s Dramatic Essays, with a Commentary. London, 1885. 12mo.
—— Charles Lamb: His Friends, his Haunts, and his Books. [Portraits.] London, 1866. Square 12mo.
—— Little Essays, Sketches, and Characters, by C. L. Selected from his Letters. London, 1884. 12mo.
—— Recreations of a London Literary Man. London, 1882. 2 vols. 12mo. Vol. I. p. 235.
Fox (Caroline). Memoirs of Old Friends, etc., 1835-1871. Edited by H. N. Pym. London, 1882. 8vo.
Mentions Lamb, pp. 12, 19, 46, 52, 145.
Francis (John). Literary Chronicle of a Half Century. London, 1882. 2 vols. 12mo.
Frequent mention of Lamb and his connection with The Athenæum.
Gilchrist (Mrs.). Mary Lamb. [Famous Women Series.] 16mo. London, W. H. Allen, 1883. 16mo. Numerous mention of her brother.
Gilfillan. (George). A Gallery of Literary Portraits. London, 1845-54. 3 vols. 12mo. Vol. I. pp. 338-345. Sketch of Lamb, with Portrait.
Godwin (William). His Friends and Acquaintances. By C. Kegan Paul. London, 1876. 2 vols. 8vo. Vol. I., p. 362; Vol. II., p. 321.
Hall (S. C.). Retrospect of a Long Life. From 1815 to 1883. London, 1883. 2 vols. 8vo. Vol. II. contains Anecdotes, etc., of Lamb.
Hall (Mr. and Mrs. S. C.). Memories of Great Men and Women. London, 1876. 8vo. P. 11.
Haydon (B. R.). Life of. Edited by Tom Taylor. London, 1853. 3 vols. 12mo. Numerous references to Lamb.
Hazlitt (W. Carew). Mary and Charles Lamb. Poems, Letters, and Remains. Now first collected. With Reminiscences and Notes. Portraits, Fac-similes, and Illustrations. London, 1874. 4to. Unusually interesting and important, containing matter not in any of the earlier editions. Issued also in 8vo.
—— Spirit of the Age; or, Contemporary Portraits. London, 1825. 12mo. Pp. 395-405.
—— Table Talk. London, 1845-6. 2 vols. 16mo. Vol. II. On Conversation of Authors.
—— Memoirs. With Portions of his Correspondence. By W. C. Hazlitt. London, 1867. 2 vols. 12mo. References to Lamb.
—— Literary Remains. By his Son. London, 1836. 2 vols. 12mo. References to C. L.
Hood (Thomas). Memorials, by his Daughter. London, 1860. 2 vols. 12mo.
Howitt (William). The Northern Heights of London. London, 1869. 8vo. Pp. 882-885.
Hunt (Leigh). Lord Byron and Some of his Contemporaries, etc. London, 1828. 4to. Charles Lamb, pp. 296, 299. [With Portrait by Meyer.]
—— Autobiography. With Reminiscences of Friends and Contemporaries. London, 1850. 3 vols. 12mo. Numerous references to Lamb.
Hutton (Laurence). Literary Landmarks of London. Boston, 1885. 12mo. Pp. 182-193. The most accurate account extant.
Imperial Dictionary of Universal Biography (The). Glasgow, n.d. 8vo. Vol. III. Article: Charles Lamb, by Charles Taylor.
Imitation of Celebrated Authors; or, Imaginary Rejected Articles. London, 1844. 12mo. P. 30 contains imitation of Lamb.
Ireland (Alexander). List of the writings of William Hazlitt and Leigh Hunt, etc., preceded by a review of, and extracts from Barry Cornwall’s “Memorials of Charles Lamb,” etc., and a chronological list of the works of Charles Lamb. London: 1868. 12mo. Pp. 3-26. Charles Lamb.
Jesse (J. Heneage). London, its celebrities, characters, and remarkable places. London, 1851. 3 vols. 12mo. Vol. I. pp. 330, 345, 388; Vol. III. pp. 220, 228, 313.
Johnson’s Universal Cyclopædia, etc. New York, 1886. 2 vols. 8vo. Article. Charles Lamb. P. C. Bliss.
Mathews (William). The Great Conversers and other Essays. Chicago, 1876. 12mo. Pp. 32, 117, 165, 173.
Macmillan (Daniel). Memoirs of. By Thomas Hughes. London, 1822. 12mo. P. 141.
Mathews (Charles). Life and Correspondence, etc. Edited by his Widow. London, 1838. 4 vols. 8vo. Numerous references to Lamb.
Minto (William), A Manual of English Prose Literature, etc. London, 1886. 12mo.Pp. 537, 539.
Moir (D. M.), Sketches of the Poetical Literature of the past Half Century. Edinburgh, 1851. 16mo.
Moore (Thomas). Journal and Correspondence. Edited by Lord John Russell. London, 1853. 8 vols. 8vo. Lamb Anecdotes, etc., Vol. III. p. 136; Vol. IV. pp. 50, 51; Vol. V. p. 317; Vol. VI. p. 249.
Munden (J. S.). Memoirs of. By his Son. London, 1844. 8vo. Refers to Charles Lamb.
Mylius (W. F.). The First Book of Poetry for the Use of Schools, etc. London, 1815. 16mo. This contains selections from “Poetry for Children.” Notes and Queries. General Index to Notes and Queries. Seven Series. London, 1856, 1890. 4to. Numerous references to Lamb.
Oliphant (Mrs.). Literary History of England. London, 1889. 3 vols. 8vo. Vol. I. pp. 230, 250; Vol. II. pp. 65, 176, 177, 250, etc.; Vol. III. 1, 7, 240.
Pater (W. H.). Appreciations, with an Essay on Style. London, 1889. 12mo. Pp 107-126, Charles Lamb.
Patmore (P. G.). My Friends and Acquaintances. London, 1884. 4 vols. 12mo. Numerous and most important references to, and reminiscences of Lamb.
[Patmore (P. G.).] Rejected Articles. London, 1826. 12mo. Contains imitation of Lamb.
Pen and Ink Sketches of Poets, Preachers, and Politicians. [By John Dix.] London, 1846. 8vo. Lamb and Coleridge, pp. 122, 140.
Penny Cyclopædia (The). [Chas. Knight’s.] London, 1839. 8vo. Vol. XIII. Article: Charles Lamb.
Personal Traits of British Authors—Wordsworth, Coleridge, Lamb, Hazlitt, Leigh Hunt, Procter. Edited by E. T. Mason. New York, 1885. 12mo. Pp. 113-173. Charles Lamb.
Poole (Thomas). Thomas Poole and his Friend. By Mrs. Sandford. London, 1888. 12mo. 2 vols. 8vo. Numerous references to Charles Lamb.
Procter (B. W.). Charles Lamb. A Memoir, by Barry Cornwall. London, 1868. 8vo. This contains portraits theretofore unknown.
Robinson (Henry Crabb). Diary, Reminiscences, and Correspondence, selected and edited by Thomas Sadler. London, 1866. 3 vols. 8vo. This is crowded with references to Lamb and his sister.
Russell (W. Clark). The Book of Authors. London, 1876. 8vo. Pp. 71, 105, 144, 204, 392, 399, 427, 447. St. Albans (Duchess of). Memoirs of Miss Mellon, by Mrs. C. Barron-Wilson. London, 1840. 2 vols. 12mo. Account of the production of “Mr. H.”—a Farce. Vol I. p. 296.
Shaw (Thomas B.). Complete Manual of English Literature, etc. New York, 1867. 12mo. Pp. 470-472.
Southey (Robert). Life and Correspondence. Edited by C. C. Southey. London, 1850. 6 vols. 8vo. Many references to Lamb.
Swinburne (A. C.). “William Blake,” a critical Essay. London, 1868. 8vo. P. 8.
—— Miscellanies. London, 1886. 12mo.
Charles Lamb and George Wither, pp. 152-200. Originally published in the Nineteenth Century.
Taine, H. A. History of English Literature. Translated by H. Van Laun. London, 1886. 4 vols. 8vo. Charles Lamb, Vol. III. pp. 423-427.
Thompson (Mrs. K. B.). Celebrated Friendships. London, 1881. 2 vols. 12mo. Vol. II. pp. 53-98.
Ticknor (George). Life, Letters, and Journals of. [Edited by G. S. Hilliard, George Stillman, and others.] Boston, 1876. 2 vols. 8vo. Vol. I. p. 294, contains a curious account of an evening with Lamb.
Timbs (J.). Anecdote Lives of the Later Wits and Humourists. London, 1874. 2 vols. 12mo. Vol. I. contains numerous allusions, etc., to Lamb.
Trollope (Wm.). A History of the Royal Foundation of Christ’s Hospital, with an account of the plan of education, etc., and Memoirs of Eminent Blues, etc. London, 1834. 4to. Numerous references to Lamb.
Tuckerman (H. T.). Characteristics of Literature. First Series. Philadelphia, 1849. 12 mo. Pp. 130, 170. Charles Lamb, the Humourist.
Universal Pronouncing Dictionary of Biography and Mythology. [Edited by Joseph Thomas.] Philadelphia, 1889. 4to. Article: Charles Lamb.
Wainewright (Thomas Griffiths). Essays and Criticisms. Now first collected, with some account of the author, by W. C. Hazlitt. London, 1880. 12mo. Numerous references to Lamb.
Wilson (John). Noctes Ambrosianæ. New York, 1863. 5 vols. 8vo. Vol. I. pp. 170, 224; Vol. II. p. 106.
Willis (N. P.). Pencillings by the Way. New York. 1853. 12mo.
Wordsworth (William). Life, by William Knight. Edinburgh, 1889. 3 vols. 8vo. Full of references to Charles Lamb.

MAGAZINE ARTICLES.

Lamb (Charles). Overland Monthly (N. S.), Vol. IV. p. 284, H. Colbach.—The Academy, Vol. XXI. p. 168, R. C. Browne.—The Athenæum, Vol. II. p. 566 (1886), A. Ainger.—Eclectic Magazine, Vol. XXIII. p. 491; Vol. XXXI. p. 399.—Fraser’s Magazine, Vol. LXXV. p. 657, G. Massey.—Living Age (Littell’s), Vol. L. p. 145; Vol. LXI. p. 771.—Monthly Review, Vol. XC. p. 253; Vol. CXXXVIII. p. 110; Vol. CXLIII. p. 467.—Modern Review, Vol. C. pp. 1-202.—Methodist Quarterly Review, Vol. XVIII. p. 566, W. H. Barnes.—Macmillan’s Magazine, Vol. XXIX. p. 431, A. Black.—New England Magazine, Vol. IX. p. 233.—People’s Journal, Vol. XI. p. 357.—Pioneer (The), Vol. II. p. 144, C. H. Washburn.—Southern Literary Messenger, Vol. VI. p. 652.—Sharpe’s London Magazine, Vol. XXVIII. p. 239.—All the Year Round, Vol. XXXV. p. 275.—Canada Monthly, Vol. XVII. p. 350, J. C. Duncan.—Dial (The) [Chicago], Vol. IX. p. 38, E. G. Johnson.—Every Saturday, Vol. XII. p. 292.—Gentleman’s Magazine (N. S.), Vol. XLI. p. 55, W. Summers.—Hogg’s Weekly Instructor, Vol. XI. p. 145. Tait’s Edinburgh Magazine (N. S.), Vol. IV. p. 575; Vol. V. pp. 237-559, De Quincey; Vol. XV. p. 782.—Universalist Quarterly, Vol. II. p. 289, M. Davis; Vol. XI. p. 90, J. Washburne; Vol. XVII. p. 113, A. L. Barry.—Harper’s Magazine, Vol. XXI. p. 811; Vol. LIV. p. 916; Vol. LV. p. 464 [Easy Chair].

—— A Memoir. By Barry Cornwall. British Quarterly Review, Vol. XLV. p. 335.—Living Age [Littell’s], Vol. XC. p. 771.—Edinburgh Review, Vol. CXXIV. p. 261.

—— About Essayists and Reviewers.—Charles Lamb. Bentley’s Magazine, Vol. XXIX. p. 430.

—— About. Eclectic Magazine, Vol. LXXVIII. p. 675.—Temple Bar, Vol. LXXXV. p. 33.

—— An Autobiographical Sketch. New Monthly Magazine [Colburn’s], Vol. XLIII. p. 499.

—— Ainger’s Life of. The Academy, Vol. XXI. p. 168, R. C. Browne.—The Athenæum, Vol. I. p. 371 [1882].