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TITLE:
Mad Mary Lamb : lunacy and murder in literary London / Susan Tyler Hitchcock.
Publication Date:
2005
Publication Information:
New York : W.W. Norton,
Edition:
1st ed.
Physical Description:
333 p. : ill., ports.
Bibliography Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:
Traces the life and social circle of Charles Lamb's sister, Mary, who, suffering from periodic episodes of mental illness, murdered her mother and later collaborated with her brother on the famous "Tales from Shakespeare."
Language:
English
ISBN:
9780393057416