Essays of Elia

Name: Essays of Elia
Author: Charles Lamb

by Charles Lamb

Personal essays signed by the pseudonym Elia, blending memoir, whimsy, and reflections on friendship

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Charles Lamb

English essayist whose Essays of Elia are among the most distinctive and beloved prose pieces in the English language. Writing under the persona of Elia, Lamb combined whimsy, melancholy, and personal confession in a style entirely his own. He cared for his sister Mary after she stabbed their mother.

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The Last Essays of EliaLater collection of Lamb's essays as Elia, continuing nostalgic reflections on childhood and memory
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