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Mad Mary Lamb
lunacy and murder in literary London
By Hitchcock, Susan Tyler
- ISBN
- 978-0-39305-741-6
- Publisher
- New York : W.W. Norton, c2005.
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Library Journal
Reviewed on February 1, 2005
Mary Lamb is the little-known sister of essayist Charles Lamb, with whom she coauthored the much-loved Tales of Shakespeare . What few of her contemporaries realized was that Mary suffered from severe mental illness, probably bipolar syndrome, which led to her stabbing her mother in a manic fit. In this well-researched book, Hitchcock (Geography of Religion ) traces Mary's life and social circle in detail, drawing on historical accounts, letters, and literature to recons...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
