02390cam a22003373u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000300011324500710014326400510021430000470026533600260031233700260033833800360036450000310040050800900043152013150052153400450183665300190188165300180190070000270191870000470194585600430199299900170203511576UtSlPG20260610133257.0mcr n260607r2004||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPR1 aLamb, Charles,d1775-183414aThe Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 4 :bPoems and Plays 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2004  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2004-03-01  aProduced by Keren Vergon, Virginia Paque and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team  a"The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 4" by Charles Lamb and Mary Lamb is a collection of poems and plays written during the late 18th to early 19th century. This volume represents a significant portion of the literary contributions from the Lamb siblings, spanning from 1794 to 1834, capturing their poetic journey and the evolution of their writing styles over time. The collection includes early works, reflections on personal experiences, and themes of love, loss, and the passage of time, showcasing the unique voice of both Charles and Mary Lamb.  At the start of this volume, an introduction provides insight into the chronological arrangement of the poems and plays, emphasizing the Lambs' literary development. It reveals that the earliest poem dates back to 1794 and discusses the editorial decisions taken regarding the ordering of works that include plays and epigrams alongside poetry. The opening portion presents a dedication to S.T. Coleridge, reflecting on the close friendship between the poets and the mutual influence they had on each other's works. Additionally, it showcases snippets of Lamb's poetry that explore themes of mortality, nostalgia, and the bittersweet nature of memory, setting the stage for the rest of the collection. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aEnglish poetry  aEnglish drama1 aLamb, Mary,d1764-18471 aLucas, E. V.q(Edward Verrall),d1868-193840uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/11576  c53022d53022