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LETTER 1821

264 Charles Lamb to Dorothy Wordsworth Jan. 8 From Mr. Gordon Wordsworth's original.

265 Charles Lamb to Thomas Allsop No date From Harper's Magazine.

266 Charles Lamb to Thomas Allsop No date From Harper's Magazine.

267 Charles Lamb to Mrs. William Ayrton Jan. 23 From the original.

268 Charles Lamb to Miss Humphreys Jan. 27 From the original at Rowfant.

269 Charles Lamb to Mrs. William Ayrton. March 15 From the original.

270 Charles Lamb to Thomas Allsop March 30 From Harper's Magazine.

271 Charles Lamb to Leigh Hunt April 18 From Leigh Hunt's Correspondence.

272 Charles Lamb to S.T. Coleridge May 1 From the Life of Charles Mathews.

273 Charles Lamb to James Gillman May 2 From the Life of Charles Mathews.

274 Charles Lamb to John Payne Collier May 16 Mr. Hazlitt's text (Bohn).

275 Charles Lamb to B.W. Procter ?Summer From facsimile in Mrs. Field's A Shelf of Old Authors.

276 Charles Lamb to John Taylor June 8 Mr. Hazlitt's text (Bohn).

277 Charles Lamb to John Taylor July 21 Mr. Hazlitt's text (The Lambs).

278 Charles Lamb to C.A. Elton Aug. 17 From the original in the possession of Sir Edmund Elton.

279 Charles Lamb to Charles Cowden Clarke Summer From Recollections of Writers.

280 Mary Lamb to Mrs. William Ayrton No date From the original in the possession of Mr. A.M.S. Methuen.

281 Charles Lamb to Thomas Allsop Oct. 21 From the American owner.

282 Charles Lamb to William Ayrton Oct. 27 From the original.

1822.

283 Charles Lamb to S.T. Coleridge March 9 Mr. Hazlitt's text (Bohn).

284 Charles Lamb to William Wordsworth March 20 From Mr. Gordon Wordsworth's original.

285 Charles Lamb to W. Harrison Ainsworth May 7 Mr. Hazlitt's text (The Lambs).

286 Charles Lamb to William Godwin May 16 Mr. Kegan Paul's text (William Godwin: His Friends, etc.).

287 Charles Lamb to Mrs. John Lamb May 22 From the original in the Bodleian.

288 Charles Lamb to Mary Lamb (fragment) Aug. From Crabb Robinson's Diary.

289 Charles Lamb to John Clare Aug. 31 From the original (British Museum).

290 Charles Lamb to Bernard Barton Sept. 11 From the original (British Museum).

291 Charles Lamb to Barren Field Sept. 22 From the original in the possession of Mr. B.B. Macgeorge.

292 Charles Lamb to John Howard Payne Autumn From the Century Magazine.

293 Charles Lamb to Bernard Barton Oct. 9 From the original (British Museum).

294 Charles Lamb to B.R. Haydon Oct. 9 From Haydon's Correspondence and Table Talk.

295 Charles Lamb to John Howard Payne Oct. 22 From the Century Magazine.

296 Charles Lamb to B.R. Haydon Oct. 29 From Haydon's Correspondence and Table Talk.

297 Charles Lamb to Sir Walter Scott Oct. 29 From Scott's Familiar Letters.

298 Charles Lamb to Thomas Robinson Nov. 11 From the original (Dr. Williams' Library).

299 Charles Lamb to John Howard Payne Nov. 13 From the Century Magazine.

300 Mary Lamb to Mrs. James Kenney ?Early Dec. Mr. Hazlitt's text (The Lambs).

301 Charles Lamb to John Taylor Dec. 7 From Elia (Bell's edition).

302 Charles Lamb to Walter Wilson Dec. 16 From the original (Bodleian).

303 Charles Lamb to Bernard Barton Dec. 23 From the original (British Museum).

1823.

304 Charles Lamb to John Howard Payne Jan. From the Century Magazine.

305 Charles Lamb to William Wordsworth Jan. From Mr. Gordon Wordsworth's original.

306 Charles Lamb to Mr. and Mrs. J.D. Collier Jan. 6 From the original in the possession of Mr. R.B. Adam.

307 Charles Lamb to Charles Aders Jan. 8 From the original (Mr. J. Dunlop).

308 Charles Lamb to Bernard Barton Jan. 9 From the original (British Museum).

309 Charles Lamb to John Howard Payne Jan. 23 From the Century Magazine.

310 Charles Lamb to John Howard Payne Feb. 9 From the Century Magazine.

311 Charles Lamb to Bernard Barton Feb. 17 From the original (British Museum).

312 Charles Lamb to Walter Wilson Feb. 24 From Mr. Hazlitt's text.

313 Charles Lamb to Bernard Barton March 11 From the original (British Museum).

314 Charles Lamb to Bernard Barton April 5 From the original (British Museum).

315 Charles Lamb to B.W. Procter April 13 Mr. Hazlitt's text (Bohn) with alterations.

316 Charles Lamb to Sarah Hutchinson April 25 From Mr. Gordon Wordsworth's original.

317 Charles Lamb to Miss Hutchinson (?) (fragment) No date From Notes and Queries.

318 Charles Lamb to John Bates Dibdin No date From the original in the possession of Mr. R.W. Dibdin.

319 Charles Lamb to Bernard Barton May 3 From the original (British Museum).

320 Charles Lamb to John Bates Dibdin May 6 From the original in the possession of Mr. R.W. Dibdin.

321 Mary Lamb to Mrs. Randal Norris June 18 Mr. Hazlitt's text (The Lambs).

322 Charles Lamb to Bernard Barton July 10 From the original (British Museum).

323 Charles Lamb to Thomas Allsop July From Harper's Magazine.

324 Charles Lamb to Bernard Barton Sept. 2 From the original (British Museum).

325 Charles Lamb to Thomas Allsop Sept. 6 From Harper's Magazine.

326 Charles Lamb to Thomas Allsop Sept. 9 From Harper's Magazine.

327 Charles Lamb to Thomas Allsop Sept. 10 From Harper's Magazine.

328 Charles Lamb to Thomas Allsop Sept. From Harper's Magazine.

329 Charles Lamb to Bernard Barton Sept. 17 From the original (British Museum).

330 Charles Lamb to Charles Lloyd (fragment) Autumn From Letters and Poems of Bernard Barton.

331 Charles Lamb to H.F. Cary Oct. 14 From Memoir of H.F. Cary.

332 Charles Lamb to Thomas Allsop ?Oct. From Harper's Magazine.

333 Charles Lamb to John Bates Dibdin Oct. 28 From the original in the possession of Mr. R.W. Dibdin.

334 Charles Lamb to Sarah Hazlitt Early Nov. Mr. Hazlitt's text (Bohn).

335 Charles Lamb to Robert Southey Nov. 21 Mr. Hazlitt's text (Bohn).

336 Charles Lamb to Bernard Barton Nov. 22 From the original (British Museum).

337 Charles Lamb to W. Harrison Ainsworth Dec. 9 From the original.

338 Charles Lamb to W. Harrison Ainsworth Dec. 29 From the original.

1824.

339 Charles Lamb to Bernard Barton Jan. 9 From the original (British Museum).

340 Charles Lamb to Bernard Barton Jan. 23 From the original (British Museum).

341 Charles Lamb to Bernard Barton Feb. 25 From the original (British Museum).

342 Charles Lamb to Bernard Barton March 24 From the original (British Museum).

343 Charles Lamb to Bernard Barton Early Spring From the original (British Museum).

344 Charles Lamb to Mrs. Thomas Allsop April 13 From Harper's Magazine.

345 Charles Lamb to William Hone April From the original in the possession of Mr. R.A. Potts.

346 Charles Lamb to Bernard Barton May 15 From the original in the possession of Mr. B.B. Macgeorge.

347 Charles Lamb to Bernard Barton July 7 Mr. Hazlitt's text (Bohn).

348 Charles Lamb to W. Marter. July 19 Mr. Hazlitt's text (The Lambs).

349 Charles Lamb to John Bates Dibdin July 28 From the original in the possession of Mr. R.W. Dibdin.

350 Charles Lamb to Thomas Hood (?fragment) Aug. 10 From the original.

351 Charles Lamb to Bernard Barton Aug. 17 From the original (British Museum).

352 Charles Lamb to Bernard Barton Sept. 30 From the original (British Museum).

353 Charles Lamb to Mrs. John Dyer Collier Nov. 2 From the original (South Kensington Museum).

354 Charles Lamb to B.W. Procter Nov. 11 From Barry Cornwall's Charles Lamb with alterations.

355 Charles Lamb to Crabb Robinson Nov. 20 From the original (Dr. Williams' Library).

356 Charles Lamb to Sarah Hutchinson Nov. 25 From Mr. Gordon Wordsworth's original.

357 Charles Lamb to Leigh Hunt ?Nov. From Leigh Hunt's Correspondence with alterations.

358 Charles Lamb to Bernard Barton Dec. 1 Charles Lamb to Lucy Barton From the original (British Museum).

1825.

359 Charles Lamb to John Bates Dibdin Jan. 11 From the original in the possession of Mr. R.W. Dibdin.

360 Charles Lamb to Thomas Allsop Jan. 17 From Harper's Magazine.

361 Charles Lamb to Sarah Hutchinson Jan. 20 From Mr. Gordon Wordsworth's original.

362 Charles Lamb to Vincent Novello Jan. 25 From the original (British Museum).

363 Charles Lamb to Bernard Barton Feb. 10 From the original (British Museum).

364 Charles Lamb to Thomas Manning ?Feb. Mr. Hazlitt's text (Bohn).

365 Charles Lamb to Sarah Hutchinson. March 1 From Mr. Gordon Wordsworth's original.

366 Charles Lamb to Bernard Barton March 23 From the original (British Museum).

367 Charles Lamb to Crabb Robinson March 29 From the original (Dr. Williams' Library).

368 Charles Lamb to William Wordsworth April 6 From Mr. Gordon Wordsworth's original.

369 Charles Lamb to Bernard Barton April 6 From the original (British Museum).

370 Charles Lamb to Sarah Hutchinson April 18 From Mr. Gordon Wordsworth's original. (Last paragraph from original scrap at Welbeck Abbey.)

371 Charles Lamb to William Hone May 2 From the original at Rowfant.

372 Charles Lamb to William Wordsworth May From Mr. Gordon Wordsworth's original.

373 Charles Lamb to Charles Chambers ?May Mr. Hazlitt's text (The Lambs).

374 Charles Lamb to S.T. Coleridge ?June Mr. Hazlitt's text (Bohn).

375 Charles Lamb to Henry Colburn (?) June 14 From the original (South Kensington).

376 Charles Lamb to S.T. Coleridge July 2 From the original (Morrison Collection).

377 Charles Lamb to Bernard Barton July 2 From the original (British Museum).

378 Charles Lamb to John Aitken July 5

379 Charles Lamb to Bernard Barton Aug. 10 From the original (British Museum).

380 Charles Lamb to Robert Southey Aug. 10 Mr. Hazlitt's text (Bohn).

381 Charles Lamb to Thomas Allsop Sept. 9 From Harper's Magazine.

382 Charles Lamb to Thomas Allsop Sept. 24 From Harper's Magazine.

383 Charles Lamb to William Hone Oct. 24 From the original at Rowfant.

384 Charles Lamb to Thomas Allsop Dec. 5 From Harper's Magazine.

385 Charles Lamb to Charles Oilier ?Dec. From the original (South Kensington).

1826.

386 Charles Lamb to Charles Oilier Early in year Mr. Hazlitt's text (Bohn).

387 Charles Lamb to Charles Oilier Jan. Mr. Hazlitt's text (Bohn).

388 Charles Lamb to Bernard Barton Feb. 7 From the original (British Museum).

389 Charles Lamb to Charles Oilier March 16 From the original in the possession of Mr. R.A. Potts.

390 Charles Lamb to Bernard Barton March 20 From the original (British Museum).

391 Charles Lamb to S.T. Coleridge March 22 Mr. Hazlitt's text (Bohn).

392 Charles Lamb to H.F. Gary April 3 Mr. Hazlitt's text.

393 Charles Lamb to Vincent Novello May 9 From the original (British Museum).

394 Charles Lamb to Bernard Barton May 16 From the original (British Museum).

395 Charles Lamb to S.T. Coleridge June 1 Mr. Hazlitt's text (Bohn).

396 Charles Lamb to John Bates Dibdin June 30 From the original in the possession of Mr. R.W. Dibdin.

397 Charles Lamb to Thomas Hill No year From the original (British Museum).

398 Charles Lamb to John Bates Dibdin July 14 From the original in the possession of Mr. R.W. Dibdin.

399 Charles Lamb to William Wordsworth Sept. 6 From Mr. Gordon Wordsworth's original.

400 Charles Lamb to Edward Moxon (fragment). No date

401 Charles Lamb to John Bates Dibdin Sept. 9 From the original in the possession of Mr. R.W. Dibdin.

402 Charles Lamb to Bernard Barton Sept. 26 From the original (British Museum).

403 Charles Lamb to Edward Moxon ?Sept. From the original in the possession of Mr. Henry Poulton.

404 Charles Lamb to Bernard Barton No date From the original (British Museum).

1827.

405 Charles Lamb to Crabb Robinson Jan. 20 Mr. Hazlitt's text (Bohn).

406 Charles Lamb to Crabb Robinson Jan. 20 From the original (Dr. Williams' Library).

407 Charles Lamb to Crabb Robinson Jan. 29 From the original (Dr. Williams' Library).

408 Charles Lamb to Crabb Robinson Jan. From the original (Dr. Williams' Library).

409 Charles Lamb to B.R. Haydon March From Taylor's Life of Haydon.

410 Charles Lamb to William Hone April From the original at Rowfant.

411 Charles Lamb to Thomas Hood May Mr. Hazlitt's text (The Lambs).

412 Charles Lamb to Bernard Barton No date From the original (British Museum).

413 Charles Lamb to William Hone May From the original at Rowfant.

414 Charles Lamb to William Hone June From the original at Rowfant.

415 Charles Lamb to Bernard Barton June 11 From the original (British Museum).

416 Charles Lamb to Crabb Robinson June 26 From the original (British Museum).

417 Charles Lamb to William Hone July From the original at Rowfant.

418 Charles Lamb to Edward Moxon July 17 From the original at Rowfant.

419 Charles Lamb to P.G. Patmore July 19 From Patmore's My Friends and Acquaintances.

420 Charles Lamb to Mrs. Shelley July 26 Mr. Hazlitt's text (Bohn).

421 Charles Lamb to Mrs. Basil Montagu Summer Mr. Hazlitt's text (Bohn).

422 Mary Lamb to Lady Stoddart Aug. 9

423 Charles Lamb to Sir John Stoddart From the original (Messrs. Maggs).

424 Charles Lamb to Bernard Barton Aug. 10 From the original (British Museum).

425 Charles Lamb to Bernard Barton Aug. 28 From the original (British Museum).

426 Charles Lamb to P.G. Patmore Sept. From My Friends and Acquaintances.

427 Charles Lamb to John Bates Dibdin Sept. 5 From the original in the possession of Mr. R.W. Dibdin.

428 Charles Lamb to John Bates Dibdin Sept. 13 From the original in the possession of Mr. R.W. Dibdin.

429 Charles Lamb to John Bates Dibdin Sept. 18 From the original in the possession of Mr. R.W. Dibdin.

430 Charles Lamb to Thomas Hood Sept. 18 From the facsimile in Mrs. Balmanno's Pen and Pencil.

431 Charles Lamb to Henry Colburn Sept. 25 From the original (South Kensington).

432 Charles Lamb to Edward Moxon ?Sept. 26 From the original in the possession of Mr. Henry Poulton.

433 Charles Lamb to Crabb Robinson Oct. 1 From the original (Dr. Williams' Library).

434 Charles Lamb to John Bates Dibdin Oct. 2 From the original in the possession of Mr. R.W. Dibdin.

435 Charles Lamb to Barron Field Oct. 4 From the Memoirs of Charles Matthews.

436 Charles Lamb to William Hone ?Oct. Mr. Hazlitt's text (The Lambs).

437 Charles Lamb to Thomas Hood No date From the National Review.

438 Charles Lamb to Bernard Barton No date From the original (British Museum).

439 Charles Lamb to Bernard Barton Dec. 4 From the original (British Museum).

440 Charles Lamb to Leigh Hunt Dec. Mr. Hazlitt's text (Bohn).

441 Charles Lamb to William Hone Dec. 15

442 Charles Lamb to Thomas Allsop ?Dec. From Harper's Magazine.

443 Charles Lamb to Thomas Allsop Dec. 20 From Harper's Magazine.

444 Charles Lamb to Edward Moxon Dec. 22 From the original at Rowfant.

445 Charles Lamb to Bernard Barton End of year From the original (British Museum).

1828.

446 Charles Lamb to Thomas Allsop Jan. 9 From Harper's Magazine with alterations.

447 Charles Lamb to Edward Moxon ?Jan. From the original at Rowfant.

448 Charles Lamb to Edward Moxon Feb. 18 From the original at Rowfant.

449 Charles Lamb to Charles Cowden Clarke Feb. 25 From Reminiscences of Writers.

450 Charles Lamb to Crabb Robinson Feb. 26 From the original (Dr. Williams' Library).

451 Charles Lamb to Edward Moxon March 19 Mr. Hazlitt's text (Bohn).

452 Charles Lamb to Bernard Barton April 21 From the original (British Museum).

453 Charles Lamb to Thomas Allsop May 1 From Harper's Magazine.

454 Charles Lamb to Edward Moxon May 3 From the original.

455 Charles Lamb to Walter Wilson May 17 From the original (British Museum).

456 Charles Lamb to T.N. Talfourd May 20 From the original (Dr. Williams' Library).

457 Charles Lamb to William Wordsworth May From the original (Dr. Williams' Library).

458 Charles Lamb to Mrs. Morgan June 17

459 Mary Lamb to the Thomas Hoods ?Summer Mr. Hazlitt's text (The Lambs).

460 Charles Lamb to B.R. Haydon Aug. From Taylor's Life of Haydon.

461 Charles Lamb to John Rickman (translation) Oct. 3

462 Charles Lamb to Bernard Barton Oct. 11 From the original (British Museum).

463 Charles Lamb to Charles Cowden Clarke Oct. From Recollections of Writers.

464 Charles Lamb to Vincent Novello Nov. 6 From Recollections of Writers.

465 Charles Lamb to Thomas Hood Late autumn From Hood's Own.

466 Charles Lamb to Edward Moxon Dec. Text from Mr. Samuel Davey.

467 Charles Lamb to Bernard Barton Dec. 5 From the original (British Museum).

468 Charles Lamb to Charles Cowden Clarke Dec. From Recollections of Writers.

469 Charles Lamb to T.N. Talfourd End of year Mr. Hazlitt's text (Bohn).

1829.

470 Charles Lamb to George Dyer ?Jan. From the original (British Museum).

471 Charles Lamb to B.W. Procter Jan.19 Mr. Hazlitt's text (Bohn).

472 Charles Lamb to B.W. Procter Jan. 22 Mr. Hazlitt's text (Bohn) with alterations.

473 Charles Lamb to Thomas Allsop Jan. 28 From Harper's Magazine.

474 Charles Lamb to B.W. Procter Jan. 29 Mr. Hazlitt's text (Bohn) with alterations.

475 Charles Lamb to B.W. Procter Early in year Mr. Hazlitt's text (Bohn) with alterations.

476 Charles Lamb to B.W. Procter Feb. 2 Mr. Hazlitt's text (Bohn).

477 Charles Lamb to Charles Cowden Clarke Feb. 2 From Recollections of Writers.

478 Charles Lamb to Crabb Robinson Feb. 27 From the original (Dr. Williams' Library).

479 Charles Lamb to Samuel Rogers March 22 From Rogers and His Contemporaries.

480 Charles Lamb to Bernard Barton March 25 From the original (British Museum).

481 Charles Lamb to Miss Sarah James ?April Text from Mr. Samuel Davey.

482 Charles Lamb to Crabb Robinson ?April From the original (Dr. Williams' Library).

483 Charles Lamb to Crabb Robinson April 17 From the original (Dr. Williams' Library).

484 Charles Lamb to George Dyer April 29 From The Mirror, 1841.

485 Charles Lamb to Thomas Hood ?May Mr. Hazlitt's text (The Lambs).

486 Charles Lamb to Edward Moxon No date From The Autographic Mirror.

487 Charles Lamb to Walter Wilson May 28 Mr. Hazlitt's text (Bohn).

488 Charles Lamb to Bernard Barton June 3 From the original (British Museum).

489 Charles Lamb to Bernard Barton July 25 From the original (British Museum).

490 Charles Lamb to Thomas Allsop Late July From Harper's Magazine.

491 Charles Lamb to Edward Moxon Sept. 22 From the original at Rowfant.

492 Charles Lamb to James Gillman Oct. 26 Mr. Hazlitt's text (Bohn).

493 Charles Lamb to Vincent Novello Nov. 10 From the original (British Museum).

494 Charles Lamb to Walter Wilson Nov. 15 Mr. Hazlitt's text (Bohn).

495 Charles Lamb to James Gillman ?Nov. 29 Mr. Hazlitt's text (Bohn).

496 Charles Lamb to James Gillman Nov. 30 Mr. Hazlitt's text (Bohn).

497 Charles Lamb to Bernard Barton Dec. 8 From the original (British Museum).

498 Charles Lamb to William Wordsworth 499 Mary Lamb to Dorothy Wordsworth Jan. 22 From Mr. Gordon Wordsworth's original.

500 Charles Lamb to Bernard Barton Feb. 25 From the original (British Museum).

501 Charles Lamb to Mrs. Williams Feb. 26 Mr. Hazlitt's text (The Lambs).

502 Charles Lamb to Mrs. Williams March 1 Mr. Hazlitt's text (The Lambs).

503 Charles Lamb to Sarah Hazlitt March 4 Mr. Hazlitt's text (Bohn).

504 Charles Lamb to Mrs. Williams March 5 Mr. Hazlitt's text (Bohn).

505 Charles Lamb to James Gillman March 8 Mr. Hazlitt's text (Bohn).

506 Charles Lamb to William Ayrton March 14 Mr. Hazlitt's text (Bohn).

507 Charles Lamb to Mrs. Williams March 22 Mr. Hazlitt's text (The Lambs).

508 Charles Lamb to Mrs. Williams April 2 From the original in the possession of Mr. Yates Thompson.

509 Charles Lamb to Mrs. Williams April 9 From the original.

510 Charles Lamb to James Gillman ?Spring Mr. Hazlitt's text (Bohn).

511 Charles Lamb to Jacob Vale Asbury ?April From The Athenaewn.

512 Charles Lamb to Jacob Vale Asbury No date By permission of Mr. Edward Hartley.

513 Charles Lamb to Mrs. Williams April 21 Mr. Hazlitt's text (The Lambs).

514 Charles Lamb to Robert Southey May 10 Mr. Hazlitt's text (Bohn).

515 Charles Lamb to Edward Moxon May 12 From the original at Rowfant.

516 Charles Lamb to Vincent Novello May 14 From the original (British Museum).

517 Charles Lamb to Vincent Novello May 20 From the original (British Museum).

518 Charles Lamb to William Hone May 21 Mr. Hazlitt's text (Bohn).

519 Charles Lamb to Sarah Hazlitt May 24 Mr. Hazlitt's text (Bohn).

520 Charles Lamb to Sarah Hazlitt June 3 Mr. Hazlitt's text (Bohn).

521 Charles Lamb to Bernard Barton June 28 From the original (British Museum).

522 Charles Lamb to Bernard Barton Aug. 30 From the original (British Museum).

523 Charles Lamb to Samuel Rogers Oct. 5 From Rogers and His Contemporaries.

524 Charles Lamb to Vincent Novello Nov. 8 From Recollections of Writers.

525 Charles Lamb to Edward Moxon Nov. 12 Mr. Hazlitt's text (Bohn).

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