Author for children Charles Lamb

Charles Lamb

Living place: England

Birthday: 10-2-1775

Global rank: #63128

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Author for children Charles Lamb profile

Who is Author for children Charles Lamb?
A beloved English commentator and children's book author, he is best known for such works as Elia's Essays (1823) and Tales from Shakespeare (1807). His other works include John Woodvil (a poetic play) and the pawnshop owner's daughter.
He suffered throughout his adult life from both depression and alcoholism.
 
 

Young / Before famous

His stuttering, which developed during his time at boarding school, kept him from pursuing a career as a chaplain. Instead, he became a writer; He published his first sonnet in 1796.

Family life info

He was born to John Lamb and Elizabeth Field in London, and he was close to his sister, Mary, throughout his life. At the age of forty-four, he fell in love with Fanny Kelly, an actor. He proposed to her, but she refused his request, and he never married.

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Who is Boy (girl) friend/ wife (husband)/ darling Author for children Charles Lamb?
He is a longtime friend of Samuel Taylor Coleridge.

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When was Author for children Charles Lamb born?
Charles Lamb was born in 10-2-1775, death year is , at the age of 249.
Where is Author for children Charles Lamb's birth place, what is Zodiac/Chinese Zodiac?
Charles Lamb was born in England. is a Author for children, whose Zodiac is Aquarius, and who Chinese Zodiac is The Goat. Charles Lamb's global rank is 63128 and whose rank is 191 in list of famous Author for children.
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Events in 1775 and 10-2

Birthday Charles Lamb (10-2) in history

  • Day 10-2 year 1763: The Treaty of Paris was signed, ending the French and Indian War. France ceded Canada and all North American territories east of Mississippi to Great Britain.
  • Day 10-2 year 1837: Russian poet Alexander Pushkin was killed in a duel.
  • Day 10-2 year 1840: Queen Victoria married Prince Albert.
  • Day 10-2 year 1942: Glenn Miller received the first ever gold record for selling a million copies of "Chattanooga Choo Choo."
  • Day 10-2 year 1962: The Soviet Union exchanged captured American U-2 pilot Francis Gary Powers for Rudolph Abel, a Soviet spy held by the United States.
  • Day 10-2 year 1967: The 25th Amendment was ratified, establishing presidential succession.
  • Day 10-2 year 1996: IBM's computer, Deep Blue, beat the world chess champion, Garry Kasparov, in the first game of their match.
  • Day 10-2 year 2005: Pulitzer Prize winning playwright Arthur Miller died.
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