Mad Mary Lamb: Lunacy And Murder In Literary London

$15.00 CAD

pp [8] 333, “In Hitchcock’s retelling, the sensational story of Mary Lamb, who murdered her mother with a carving knife, becomes a study of 19th-century literary London, mental illness and literary redemption. Hitchcock also recovers from obscurity Mary’s work and life, which were both, in different ways, collaborations with her brother, the essayist Charles Lamb.”

In stock

SKU: 238277 Category:

Book Information

ISBN 0393057410
ISBN13 9780393057416
Number of pages 333
Original Title Mad Mary Lamb: Lunacy And Murder In Literary London
Published Date 2005
Book Condition Very Good
Jacket Condition Very Good
Binding Hardcover
Size 8vo
Place of Publication New York
Edition First Edition
Category:
Author:
Publisher:

Description

pp [8] 333, “In Hitchcock’s retelling, the sensational story of Mary Lamb, who murdered her mother with a carving knife, becomes a study of 19th-century literary London, mental illness and literary redemption. Hitchcock also recovers from obscurity Mary’s work and life, which were both, in different ways, collaborations with her brother, the essayist Charles Lamb.”

Additional information

Weight 1 kg