The Essays of Elia (Barnes & Noble Digital Library)

Charles Lamb was considered the most delightful of English essayists in the middle of the 19th century. Essays of Elia is a collection of his finest work. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. Pomona Press are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork. Published in 1823, this collection of witty and conversational essays from The London Magazine includes "Dream-Children," "The South-Sea House," and "Grace Before Meat," all amply testifying to the qualities that have established Lamb as among the finest of British essayists. And who could forget Lamb's “A Dissertation Upon Roast Pig"...