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Elective English–I




                 Notes            •   The most famous of these is called “The Londoner” in which Lamb famously derides
                                      the contemporary fascination with nature and the countryside.

                                3.5    Keywords


                                Portrayed           :  Depict (someone or something) in a work of art or literature.
                                Friskings           :  It is a search of a person’s outer clothing wherein a person runs his
                                                      or hands along the outer garments to detect any concealed weapons.

                                Melancholy looking  :  Sad or depressed.

                                3.6    Review Questions

                                1.   Discuss Charles Lamb as an essayist.

                                2.   Why is the essay entitled as ‘Dream Children’.
                                3.   Discuss the role of Grandmother Field. How does Lamb present her before his Dream
                                     Children?

                                4.   What type of the essay is Dream Children? Discuss.

                                Answers: Self Assessment

                                1.  (i) (a)        (ii)(c)         (iii)(c)          (iv)(c)

                                3.7    Further Readings





                                Books     Life of Charles Lamb, E.V. Lucas, G.P. Putman and Sons, London, 1905.
                                          Young Charles Lamb, by Winifred Courtney, New York University Press, 1982.
                                          Essays by Charles Lamb.



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