Chapter I: Leading Events in Lamb’s Life

1775. Born February 10, Crown Office Row, Temple.

1782 (aged 7). Enters Christ’s Hospital School.

1789 (aged 14). Leaves school and enters service of South Sea
House.

1792 (aged 17). Enters service East India Company.

1795 (aged 20). Resides at No. 7 Little Queen St., Holborn.

1796 (aged 21). Publishes four Sonnets in volume of “Poems by S. T.
Coleridge.”

1797 (aged 22). Removes to No. 45 Chapel St.,
Pentonville.--Contributes to “Poems by S. T. Coleridge, Charles
Lamb, and Charles Lloyd.”

1800 (aged 25). Writes Epilogue to Godwin’s “Antonio.”

1801 (aged 26). Removes to No. 16 Mitre-Court Buildings, Temple.

1802 (aged 27). Publishes “John Woodvil.”

1806 (aged 31). Produces “Mr. H.”--a Farce, at Drury Lane.

1807 (aged 32). Publishes “Tales from Shakespear”--“Mrs.
Leicester’s School.”--Writes Prologue for “Faulkener,” by Godwin.

1808 (aged 33). Publishes “Specimens of Dramatic Poets”--“The
Adventures of Ulysses.”

1809 (aged 34). Publishes “Poetry for Children.”--Removes to No. 4
Inner Temple Lane.--Lives at No. 34 Southampton Buildings.

1811 (aged 36). Publishes “Prince Dorus.”

1813 (aged 38). Writes Prologue for Coleridge’s “Remorse.”

1817 (aged 42). Removes to No. 20 Russell St., Covent Garden.

1818 (aged 43). Publishes “Collected Works.” 2 vols.

1820 (aged 45). Contributes to the _London Magazine_.

1823 (aged 48). Removes to Colebrooke (Colnbrooke) Row,
Islington.--Publishes “Essays of Elia,” First Series.

1825 (aged 50). Retires from East India House.--Contributes
numerous articles to Hone’s _Every Day Book_.

1826 (aged 51). Removes to Enfield.

1827 (aged 52). Contributes Introduction to “The Garrick Plays,” in
Hone’s _Table Book_.

1829 (aged 53). Lodges in Enfield.

1830 (aged 55). Publishes “Album Verses.”--Contributes “De Foe’s
Works of Genius” to Wilson’s “Memoirs of Daniel De Foe.”

1831 (aged 56). Publishes “Satan in Search of a Wife.”

1832 (aged 57). Removes to Bay Cottage, Edmonton.

1833 (aged 58). Publishes “Last Essays of Elia.”--Contributes
Epilogue to “The Wife,” by J. Sheridan Knowles.

1834 (aged 59 years 10 months). Charles Lamb dies, December 27, at
Edmonton.

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