The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 2Volume 2 — THE LAST ESSAYS OF ELIAReading editionChapter navigation66 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…THE WORKS OF CHARLES AND MARY LAMB, VOLUME 2WITH A FRONTISPIECEIntroductory materialELIAOXFORD IN THE VACATIONCHRIST'S HOSPITAL FIVE AND THIRTY YEARS AGOTHE TWO RACES OF MENNEW YEAR'S EVEMRS. BATTLE'S OPINIONS ON WHISTA CHAPTER ON EARSALL FOOLS' DAYTHE OLD AND THE NEW SCHOOLMASTERVALENTINE'S DAYIMPERFECT SYMPATHIESWITCHES, AND OTHER NIGHT-FEARSMY RELATIONSMACKERY END, IN HERTFORDSHIREMODERN GALLANTRYTHE OLD BENCHERS OF THE INNER TEMPLEGRACE BEFORE MEATMY FIRST PLAYDREAM-CHILDRENDISTANT CORRESPONDENTSTHE PRAISE OF CHIMNEY-SWEEPERSA COMPLAINT OF THE DECAY OF BEGGARS IN THE METROPOLISA DISSERTATION UPON ROAST PIGA BACHELOR'S COMPLAINT OF THE BEHAVIOUR OF MARRIED PEOPLEON SOME OF THE OLD ACTORSON THE ARTIFICIAL COMEDY OF THE LAST CENTURYON THE ACTING OF MUNDENTHE LAST ESSAYS OF ELIAPREFACEBLAKESMOOR IN H——-SHIREPOOR RELATIONSSTAGE ILLUSIONTO THE SHADE OF ELLISTONELLISTONIANADETACHED THOUGHTS ON BOOKS AND READINGTHE OLD MARGATE HOYTHE CONVALESCENTSANITY OF TRUE GENIUSCAPTAIN JACKSONTHE SUPERANNUATED MANTHE GENTEEL STYLE IN WRITINGBARBARA S——THE TOMBS IN THE ABBEYAMICUS REDIVIVUSSOME SONNETS OF SIR PHILIP SYDNEYNEWSPAPERS THIRTY-FIVE YEARS AGOBARRENNESS OF THE IMAGINATIVE FACULTY IN THE PRODUCTIONS OF MODERN ARTREJOICINGS UPON THE NEW YEAR'S COMING OF AGETHE WEDDINGTHE CHILD ANGELA DEATH-BEDOLD CHINAPOPULAR FALLACIESAPPENDIXON SOME OF THE OLD ACTORSTHE OLD ACTORSTHE OLD ACTORSNOTESNOTES (continued 2)THE LAST ESSAYS OF ELIATHE LAST ESSAYS OF ELIA (continued 2)APPENDIXINDEXPrevious chapter ←Volume 2 — ON THE ACTING OF MUNDENNext chapter →Volume 2 — PREFACEAll chapters and sections (66)Sections2Volume 2 · Other sectionsWITH A FRONTISPIECEVolume 2 · Opening pagesIntroductory materialVolume 2 · Other sectionsELIAOXFORD IN THE VACATIONCHRIST'S HOSPITAL FIVE AND THIRTY YEARS AGOTHE TWO RACES OF MENNEW YEAR'S EVEMRS. BATTLE'S OPINIONS ON WHISTA CHAPTER ON EARSALL FOOLS' DAYTHE OLD AND THE NEW SCHOOLMASTERVALENTINE'S DAYIMPERFECT SYMPATHIESWITCHES, AND OTHER NIGHT-FEARSMY RELATIONSMACKERY END, IN HERTFORDSHIREMODERN GALLANTRYTHE OLD BENCHERS OF THE INNER TEMPLEGRACE BEFORE MEATMY FIRST PLAYDREAM-CHILDRENDISTANT CORRESPONDENTSTHE PRAISE OF CHIMNEY-SWEEPERSA COMPLAINT OF THE DECAY OF BEGGARS IN THE METROPOLISA DISSERTATION UPON ROAST PIGA BACHELOR'S COMPLAINT OF THE BEHAVIOUR OF MARRIED PEOPLEON SOME OF THE OLD ACTORSON THE ARTIFICIAL COMEDY OF THE LAST CENTURYON THE ACTING OF MUNDENTHE LAST ESSAYS OF ELIAPREFACEBLAKESMOOR IN H——-SHIREPOOR RELATIONSSTAGE ILLUSIONTO THE SHADE OF ELLISTONELLISTONIANADETACHED THOUGHTS ON BOOKS AND READINGTHE OLD MARGATE HOYTHE CONVALESCENTSANITY OF TRUE GENIUSCAPTAIN JACKSONTHE SUPERANNUATED MANTHE GENTEEL STYLE IN WRITINGBARBARA S——THE TOMBS IN THE ABBEYAMICUS REDIVIVUSSOME SONNETS OF SIR PHILIP SYDNEYNEWSPAPERS THIRTY-FIVE YEARS AGOBARRENNESS OF THE IMAGINATIVE FACULTY IN THE PRODUCTIONS OF MODERN ARTREJOICINGS UPON THE NEW YEAR'S COMING OF AGETHE WEDDINGTHE CHILD ANGELA DEATH-BEDOLD CHINAPOPULAR FALLACIESAPPENDIXON SOME OF THE OLD ACTORSTHE OLD ACTORSTHE OLD ACTORSNOTESNOTES (continued 2)THE LAST ESSAYS OF ELIATHE LAST ESSAYS OF ELIA (continued 2)APPENDIXINDEX(From the 1st Edition, 1833)◇← ON THE ACTING OF MUNDENPREFACE →