Mad Mary Lamb Lunacy and Murder in Literary London

Name: Mad Mary Lamb Lunacy and Murder in Literary London
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ISBN: 9780393327533

ISBN-10: 0393327531

ISBN-13: 9780393327533

Edition: 2006

Authors: Susan Tyler Hitchcock

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"An informed and sympathetic portrait of a troubled mind and humble heart."Kirkus Reviews Mary Lamba dutiful daughter, well liked by just about everyonekilled her own mother with a knife. She spent the rest of her life in and out of madhouses, yet the crime and its aftermath opened up a life that no woman of her time or class could have expected. Free to read extensively, Lamb discovered her talent for writing. She and her brother, the essayist Charles Lamb, embarked on a literary collaboration that resulted in the famous Tales from Shakespeare. Confidante to many of Britain's Romantics including Coleridge, Godwin, and Wordsworth, Mary Lamb stood at the vibrant center of a colorful…

Book details

List price: $24.95
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company, Incorporated
Publication date: 2/17/2006
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 350
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.20" long x 0.90" tall
Weight: 0.946
Language: English



List of Illustrations


Prelude: The Dreadful Scene Imagined



The Only Daughter



Their Verdict: Lunacy



In the Madhouse



Reading, Writing, and Mantua Making



Charles Alone



Double Singleness



The Circle Forms



Children's Books



Tales from Shakespeare



Schoolgirl Tales



Poetry for Children



The Politics of Needlework



Elia Appears



Her Twilight of Consciousness


Epilogue


Notes


Bibliography


Acknowledgments


Index