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ogr
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l sDr
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l
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eri
e

Aboutt
heAut
hor
:
 Char
lesLambwasbor
nonFebr
uar
y10,1775,i
nLondon.Hewast
hey
oungestsonofJohn
LambandEl
i
zabet
hFi
eld.
 HewasaBr
it
ishessay
ist
,poet
,fi
cti
on-
wri
ter
,andcr
it
icf
rom t
heRomant
icpoet
.
 Hi
sel
derbr
otherwasJohnLamb,
Mar
yLambwashi
ssi
ster
.
 Hewaseducat
edi
ntheBl
uecoatChar
it
ypubl
i
cschool
ofChr
ist
’sHospi
tal
.
 Act
ivel
yassoci
atedwi
thmanyl
i
ter
aryassoci
ati
onssuchasDr
uryLanet
heat
re,
hepubl
i
shed
hi
swr
it
ingsi
nmanypr
omi
nentl
i
ter
arymagazi
nessuchasTheLondonMagazi
ne,The
Ref
lect
or.
 Hewasdeepl
yassoci
atedwi
thmanyf
amousl
i
ter
aryper
sonal
i
tiessuchasSamuelTay
lor
Col
eri
dge,
Wil
l
iam Wor
dswor
thandP.
BShel
l
ey.
 Addsomepoi
nts,
ment
ioni
ngsomeofhi
snot
abl
ewor
ks.

Publ
i
cat
ionoft
heText
:
 Dr
eam Chi
l
dren,ARev
eri
eisanessayf
rom t
hecol
l
ect
ionofEssay
sofEl
i
a.TheEssay
sof
El
i
awasi
ssuedser
ial
l
yint
he‘
LondonMagazi
ne’
in1820andwaspubl
i
shedi
nthef
orm ofa
book,
in1823.

ThePer
sonal
Lif
eofChar
lesLamb:
 I
n1791,
het
empor
ari
l
yjoi
nedi
nSout
hSeaHouseasacl
erk.
 Hewasappoi
ntedasacl
erki
ntheaccount
sof
fi
ceoft
he‘
EastI
ndi
aCompany
’inApr
il5,
1972.Heser
vedt
hecompanyf
ort
hreedecadest
il
lhi
sret
ir
ement
.
 I
ntheageoft
went
y,hef
elli
nlov
ewi
thAnnSi
mmons,
buti
ttur
nedt
oahopel
essl
oveaf
fai
r.
Ann Si
mmonsmar
ri
ed Mr
.Bar
tham.Ev
ent
ual
l
y,af
tert
hisdi
shear
teni
ng f
rust
rat
ion,he
suf
fer
edf
rom gr
avest
ateofneur
osi
s,f
oll
owi
ngt
empor
aryi
nsani
ty.
 Mar
yLamb,hi
ssi
ster
,lostherment
alsani
tyandi
nav
iol
entf
itofi
nsani
ty,shest
abbedher
mot
her
,El
i
zabet
hFi
eld.Char
lesLambst
art
edt
ost
aywi
thhi
ssi
sterandt
ookspeci
alcar
efor
her
.Dur
ingt
hist
ime,Char
lesLambandMar
yLambcol
l
abor
atedandpubl
i Tal
shed‘ esf
rom
Shakespear
e’i
n1807.
 Lamb’
sel
derbr
otherJohnLambdi
edi
nNov
ember1821,whosedeat
hwast
heoccasi
onof
heessayDr
t eam Chi
l
dren,
Arev
eri
e.
 Addsomeot
herpoi
ntsofLamb’
sper
sonal
li
fe.
 Feat
uresofAut
obi
ogr
aphi
cal
Essay
:

 Aut
obi
ogr
aphi
calessayi
sgener
all
yani
ndi
vi
dual
’
saccountofl
i
fe,oranaccountoft
he
ser
iesofev
ent
sori
nci
dent
sinaper
son’
sli
fe.
 Theaut
hor
’sper
sonalexper
iencesandr
ecol
l
ect
ionsar
erev
eal
edandexpr
esseddi
rect
lyby
t
heaut
horhi
msel
f.
 Aut
obi
ogr
aphi
cal
essaymai
nlyr
eveal
sser
iousandt
rut
hful
att
emptofsel
fst
udyormemor
y.
 Theaut
obi
ogr
aphi
calf
ormr
eveal
sfourdi
ff
erentaspect
sthatv
aryaccor
dingt
othemood
and mode of aut
o bi
ogr
apher
.The f
our aspect
s ar
e:Subj
ect
ivi
ty,Sel
f-
rev
elat
ion,
I
ntr
ospect
ionandsel
fconceal
ment
.
 I
tisi
ntensel
yper
sonal
,subj
ect
ive,andr
ecor
dst
het
raj
ect
oryoft
hesubj
ect
ivesel
f,not
obj
ect
iveanddet
ached.
 Thesel
foft
heaut
hori
satt
hecent
re.I
tisanev
erendi
ngdi
aloguewi
tht
hesel
f.I
tinv
olv
esa
pr
ocessofr
econst
ruct
ionoft
hewr
it
er’
sli
fe.Ther
eisaconspi
cuousel
ementofconf
essi
on
oft
heaut
hormeantf
ort
her
eader
s.
 Addsomeot
herf
eat
uresofaut
obi
ogr
aphi
cal
essay
.

Dr
eam Chi
l
dren:Ar
ever
ieasanAut
obi
ogr
aphi
cal
essay
:

 I
nthi
sessay
,Lambt
alksofhi
sownl
i
fe,memor
ies,per
sonalj
oysandsor
rows.Hegi
ves
expr
essi
ont
ohi
sdeep-
seat
edy
ear
nings,
longi
ngsandagoni
esundert
hepseudony
m ofEl
i
a.
 Ther
eisahar
moni
ousbl
endi
ngofaut
obi
ogr
aphyandf
ict
ion.Att
hesamet
ime,
theessayi
s
i
ntensel
yper
sonalasi
tfai
thf
ull
ydepi
ctst
her
eali
nci
dent
soft
heaut
hor
’sl
i
fe;ont
heot
her
hand,hef
abr
icat
essomeev
ent
sbyhi
simagi
nat
ion consci
ousl
yast
o mat
eri
ali
zehi
s
unf
ulf
il
ledl
ongi
ngs.Heal
sof
ict
ional
i
zeshi
sfami
l
ymember
sof
tenwi
thdi
ff
erentnames.
 Lambt
akeshi
sreader
stobesi
l
entl
i
stenerandconf
essest
hesecr
etf
actofl
i
fei
nfr
ontof
hi
m.Thi
ssel
f-
rev
elat
oryappr
oach and conf
essi
onalt
one mar
kDr
eam Chi
l
dren asan
i
mpor
tantt
rai
tofaut
o-bi
ogr
aphi
cal
essay
.
 Heent
ersi
ntot
hewor
ldofwor
ldoff
ant
asyandweav
esst
ori
esofhi
sper
sonall
i
fei
nfr
ont
ofi
magi
nar
ychi
l
dren,
Ali
ceandJohn.Her
elat
est
ohi
schi
l
dhoodday
sofMr
s.Mar
yFi
eld,
his
gr
andmot
herandJohnLamb,hi
sdearbr
otherwhohaspassedl
ongago.Hi
sbr
otheri
s
por
tray
edasJohnL.
 Her
ecal
l
sthef
ondmemor
iesofhi
schi
l
dhoodday
s-hi
sday
satt
heNor
fol
kmansi
onwi
th
hi
sGr
andmot
herMar
yfi
eld,t
hebeaut
yoft
hef
rui
tladen gar
den ofor
anges,peaches,
nect
ari
nesandt
hev
asty
ew t
rees,t
heat
tachmentt
ohi
sbr
other
,JohnLamb.JohnLamb
wasaspi
ri
tedy
out
handwonadmi
rat
ionf
rom al
l
.
 Her
ecol
l
ect
sfondev
ent
soft
hepastwhenhi
suncl
ecar
ri
edhi
minhi
sbackwhenhecannot
wal
kinpai
n,hi
scour
ti
ngofAnnSi
mmons(
Ali
ceW.
)inhappyt
imeswhom hecoul
dnot
mar
ryi
nreal
i
ty.
 Thenost
algi
cmemor
iesofhi
sreall
i
febr
otherJohnLambandhi
sgr
andmot
her
,Mar
yFi
eld
haunthi
m,whohav
edeceased.Mr
s.Fi
eldsuccumbst
ocancerandJohnLambdi
edi
near
ly
age.Deat
h,suf
fer
ing,
andsepar
ati
onst
ri
keadeepr
oot
edpat
hosi
nthi
sessay
.
 Br
idgetr
efer
stohi
sownsi
ster-
Mar
yLamb,JohnLr
efer
stohi
ssy
mpat
het
icel
derbr
other
JohnLamb,
greatgr
andmot
heri
sMr
s.Mar
yFi
eldwhoi
sver
yki
nd,
rel
i
giousandr
espect
abl
e
womanandhousekeeperofNor
fol
kmansi
on,Al
i
ceW.r
efer
stohi
sreall
i
febel
ovedAnn
Si
monswhomar
ri
edMr
.Bar
tram,apawnbr
oker
,Bar
trum r
efer
stoMr
.Bar
trum,Johnand
Al
i
cear
ethesupposedchi
l
drenoft
heaut
horandAnnSi
mmons,
whom t
heaut
hori
magi
nes.
 I
ll
ust
rat
ethememor
iesoft
heaut
horwi
thev
ery
onef
rom t
het
exti
nadet
ail
edmannerwi
th
t
ext
ual
quot
ati
on.
 Ment
iont
heaut
obi
ogr
aphi
calel
ement
sfoundi
nChar
lesLamb’
sot
heressay
ssuchas
Super
annuat
edMan.
 Asanaut
obi
ogr
aphi
calessay
,Dr
eam Chi
l
drenpr
oject
stheaut
hor
’sownl
i
fei
nit
sful
l
est
expr
essi
on.

Concl
usi
on:

 Lambmat
eri
ali
zeshi
sownunf
ulf
il
leddesi
rest
hrought
hemedi
um ofaut
obi
ogr
aphy
,butat
t
heendhebecomesconsci
ousofgr
imr
eal
i
tyandt
hewhol
est
oryappear
stobeamer
e
i
l
lusi
on,
adaydr
eam.Hei
sagai
nthr
ownbacki
ntor
eal
i
tywi
thhi
sownf
ait
hful
sist
er,
Mar
yas
hi
sonl
ycompani
on.
 JohnandAl
i
cear
enothi
sownchi
l
dren;
theyar
emer
elyf
igment
sofi
magi
nat
ion,
ashecoul
d
notmar
ryhi
sbel
ovedAnnSi
monsi
nreal
li
fe.

 Char
lesLambhol
dst
hespect
rum ofbot
hcheer
fulmemor
iesandunmi
ti
gat
edagoni
esof
t
hehear
t,t
orment
edbyt
heunr
equi
tedl
ovewi
thAnnSi
mmons.