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ID	562
Last Name	Lamb
First Name	Mary
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Gender	Female
Date of Birth	1764-12-03
Date of Death	1847-05-20
Place of Birth	London
Place of Death	St John's Wood
VIAF URI	http://viaf.org/viaf/24603799
Wikipedia Entry	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Lamb
Jackson Entry	https://jacksonbibliography.library.utoronto.ca/author/details/lamb-mary-anne/8407
Image URL	https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7d/Mary_Lamb_Portrait.jpg
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Mary Lamb (1764–1847)

Author of 21 titles

Birth

December 3, 1764

Location: London

Tales from Shakespear. Designed for the Use of Young Persons, By Charles Lamb. Embellished with Copper-plates. In Two Volumes.

1807

Age: 43

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Poetry for Children: Entirely Original. By the author of "Mrs Leicester's School." In two volumes.

1809

Age: 45

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Tales from Shakespear: Designed for the Use of Young Persons. By Charles Lamb. The Second Edition. in Two Volumes.

1809

Age: 45

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Tales from Shakespear: designed for the use of young persons. By Charles Lamb. The second edition. In two volumes.

1810

Age: 46

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Beauty and the beast, or, A rough outside with a gentle heart: a poetical version of an ancient tale, illustrated with a series of elegant engravings; and Beauty's song at her spinning wheel, set to music by Mr. Whitaker.

1811

Age: 47

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Poetry for children, entirely original. By the author of "Mrs. Leicester's school.

1812

Age: 48

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Tales from Shakspeare, designed for the use of young persons. By Charles Lamb. In two volumes.

1813

Age: 49

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Tales from Shakespear: Designed for the Use of Young Persons. By Charles Lamb. The Third Edition. in Two Volumes.

1816

Age: 52

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Poetry for children. Adorned with cuts.

1819

Age: 55

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Poetry for children. Adorned with cuts

1820

Age: 56

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Tales from Shakespear: Designed for the Use of Young Persons. By Charles Lamb. The Fourth Edition. in Two Volumes.

1822

Age: 58

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Tales from Shakespear: Designed for the Use of Young Persons. By Charles Lamb. Fifth Edition. Ornamented with Engravings, from Designs by Harvey.

1831

Age: 67

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Death

May 20, 1847

Location: St John's Wood

Birth

Tales from Shakespear. Designed for the Use of Young Persons, By Charles Lamb. Embellished with Copper-plates. In Two Volumes.

Poetry for Children: Entirely Original. By the author of "Mrs Leicester's School." In two volumes.

Tales from Shakespear: Designed for the Use of Young Persons. By Charles Lamb. The Second Edition. in Two Volumes.

Tales from Shakespear: designed for the use of young persons. By Charles Lamb. The second edition. In two volumes.

Beauty and the beast, or, A rough outside with a gentle heart: a poetical version of an ancient tale, illustrated with a series of elegant engravings; and Beauty's song at her spinning wheel, set to music by Mr. Whitaker.

Poetry for children, entirely original. By the author of "Mrs. Leicester's school.

Tales from Shakspeare, designed for the use of young persons. By Charles Lamb. In two volumes.

Tales from Shakespear: Designed for the Use of Young Persons. By Charles Lamb. The Third Edition. in Two Volumes.

Poetry for children. Adorned with cuts.

Poetry for children. Adorned with cuts

Tales from Shakespear: Designed for the Use of Young Persons. By Charles Lamb. The Fourth Edition. in Two Volumes.

Tales from Shakespear: Designed for the Use of Young Persons. By Charles Lamb. Fifth Edition. Ornamented with Engravings, from Designs by Harvey.

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Role	Title	Date
Author	Tales from Shakespear. Designed for the Use of Young Persons, By Charles Lamb. Embellished with Copper-plates. In Two Volumes.	1807
Author	Mrs Leicester's School; or, The History of Several Young Ladies, Related by Themselves	1808
Author	Mrs Leicester's School; or, The History of Several Young Ladies, Related by Themselves. Second Edition.	1809
Author	Mrs. Leicester's school, or, The history of several young ladies. Related by themselves.	1809
Author	Poetry for Children: Entirely Original. By the author of "Mrs Leicester's School." In two volumes.	1809
Author	Tales from Shakespear: Designed for the Use of Young Persons. By Charles Lamb. The Second Edition. in Two Volumes.	1809
Author	Mrs Leicester's School; or, The History of Several Young Ladies, Related by Themselves. Third Edition.	1810
Author	Tales from Shakespear: designed for the use of young persons. By Charles Lamb. The second edition. In two volumes.	1810
Author	Beauty and the beast, or, A rough outside with a gentle heart: a poetical version of an ancient tale, illustrated with a series of elegant engravings; and Beauty's song at her spinning wheel, set to music by Mr. Whitaker.	1811
Author	Mrs. Leicester's school: or, The history of several young ladies, related by themselves. First American Edition.	1811
Author	Poetry for children, entirely original. By the author of "Mrs. Leicester's school.	1812
Author	Tales from Shakspeare, designed for the use of young persons. By Charles Lamb. In two volumes.	1813
Author	Mrs Leicester's School; or, The History of Several Young Ladies, Related by Themselves. Fourth Edition.	1814
Author	Tales from Shakespear: Designed for the Use of Young Persons. By Charles Lamb. The Third Edition. in Two Volumes.	1816
Author	Poetry for children. Adorned with cuts.	1819
Author	Mrs Leicester's School; or, The History of Several Young Ladies, Related by Themselves. Seventh Edition.	1820
Author	Mrs Leicester's School; or, The History of Several Young Ladies, Related by Themselves. Eighth Edition.	1821
Author	Tales from Shakespear: Designed for the Use of Young Persons. By Charles Lamb. The Fourth Edition. in Two Volumes.	1822
Author	Mrs Leicester's School; or, The History of Several Young Ladies, Related by Themselves. Ninth Edition.	1825
Author	Tales from Shakespear: Designed for the Use of Young Persons. By Charles Lamb. Fifth Edition. Ornamented with Engravings, from Designs by Harvey.	1831

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Lamb, Mary

Mary Lamb (1764–1847)

Birth

December 3, 1764

Tales from Shakespear. Designed for the Use of Young Persons, By Charles Lamb. Embellished with Copper-plates. In Two Volumes.

1807

Mrs Leicester's School; or, The History of Several Young Ladies, Related by Themselves

1808

Mrs Leicester's School; or, The History of Several Young Ladies, Related by Themselves. Second Edition.

1809

Poetry for Children: Entirely Original. By the author of "Mrs Leicester's School." In two volumes.

1809

Tales from Shakespear: Designed for the Use of Young Persons. By Charles Lamb. The Second Edition. in Two Volumes.

1809

Mrs. Leicester's school, or, The history of several young ladies. Related by themselves.

1809

Mrs Leicester's School; or, The History of Several Young Ladies, Related by Themselves. Third Edition.

1810

Tales from Shakespear: designed for the use of young persons. By Charles Lamb. The second edition. In two volumes.

1810

Beauty and the beast, or, A rough outside with a gentle heart: a poetical version of an ancient tale, illustrated with a series of elegant engravings; and Beauty's song at her spinning wheel, set to music by Mr. Whitaker.

1811

Mrs. Leicester's school: or, The history of several young ladies, related by themselves. First American Edition.

1811

Poetry for children, entirely original. By the author of "Mrs. Leicester's school.

1812

Tales from Shakspeare, designed for the use of young persons. By Charles Lamb. In two volumes.

1813

Mrs Leicester's School; or, The History of Several Young Ladies, Related by Themselves. Fourth Edition.

1814

Tales from Shakespear: Designed for the Use of Young Persons. By Charles Lamb. The Third Edition. in Two Volumes.

1816

Poetry for children. Adorned with cuts.

1819

Mrs Leicester's School; or, The History of Several Young Ladies, Related by Themselves. Seventh Edition.

1820

Poetry for children. Adorned with cuts

1820

Mrs Leicester's School; or, The History of Several Young Ladies, Related by Themselves. Eighth Edition.

1821

Tales from Shakespear: Designed for the Use of Young Persons. By Charles Lamb. The Fourth Edition. in Two Volumes.

1822

Mrs Leicester's School; or, The History of Several Young Ladies, Related by Themselves. Ninth Edition.

1825

Tales from Shakespear: Designed for the Use of Young Persons. By Charles Lamb. Fifth Edition. Ornamented with Engravings, from Designs by Harvey.

1831

Death

May 20, 1847

Birth

Tales from Shakespear. Designed for the Use of Young Persons, By Charles Lamb. Embellished with Copper-plates. In Two Volumes.

Mrs Leicester's School; or, The History of Several Young Ladies, Related by Themselves

Mrs Leicester's School; or, The History of Several Young Ladies, Related by Themselves. Second Edition.

Poetry for Children: Entirely Original. By the author of "Mrs Leicester's School." In two volumes.

Tales from Shakespear: Designed for the Use of Young Persons. By Charles Lamb. The Second Edition. in Two Volumes.

Mrs. Leicester's school, or, The history of several young ladies. Related by themselves.

Mrs Leicester's School; or, The History of Several Young Ladies, Related by Themselves. Third Edition.

Tales from Shakespear: designed for the use of young persons. By Charles Lamb. The second edition. In two volumes.

Beauty and the beast, or, A rough outside with a gentle heart: a poetical version of an ancient tale, illustrated with a series of elegant engravings; and Beauty's song at her spinning wheel, set to music by Mr. Whitaker.

Mrs. Leicester's school: or, The history of several young ladies, related by themselves. First American Edition.

Poetry for children, entirely original. By the author of "Mrs. Leicester's school.

Tales from Shakspeare, designed for the use of young persons. By Charles Lamb. In two volumes.

Mrs Leicester's School; or, The History of Several Young Ladies, Related by Themselves. Fourth Edition.

Tales from Shakespear: Designed for the Use of Young Persons. By Charles Lamb. The Third Edition. in Two Volumes.

Poetry for children. Adorned with cuts.

Mrs Leicester's School; or, The History of Several Young Ladies, Related by Themselves. Seventh Edition.

Poetry for children. Adorned with cuts

Mrs Leicester's School; or, The History of Several Young Ladies, Related by Themselves. Eighth Edition.

Tales from Shakespear: Designed for the Use of Young Persons. By Charles Lamb. The Fourth Edition. in Two Volumes.

Mrs Leicester's School; or, The History of Several Young Ladies, Related by Themselves. Ninth Edition.

Tales from Shakespear: Designed for the Use of Young Persons. By Charles Lamb. Fifth Edition. Ornamented with Engravings, from Designs by Harvey.

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