Charles Lamb MCQs [English Literature & Famous Authors]

By: Prof. Dr. Fazal Rehman | Last updated: April 14, 2025

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1. Wherein were Lamb’s essays first published serially?



2. Which essay of Lamb is most pathetic?



3. Who was Elia, under whose name Lamb published his essays?



4. How did Lamb’s mother die?



5. “It is the man Charles Lamb that constitutes the charm of his written words.” Who says this?



6. Lamb wrote Tales from Shakespeare in collaboration with which of the following?



7. One of the following essays is not created and written by Lamb. Which one?



8. What is Lamb’s Prince Dorus?



9. In which essay does Lamb make an indirect allusion to his frustration in love?



10. Who says Lamb is “One of the best beloved of English authors”?



11. Which essay of Lamb is most autobiographical?



12. Charles Lamb is best famous for his:



13. One of the following essays is written by Lamb. Which one?



14. “The children of Alice call Bartrum father.” This sentence is part of Lamb’s essay Dream-Children. Who was Bartrum?



15. Lamb suffered from a hereditary disease for some time. What was that disease?



16. Lamb began his career as _______.



17. Lamb did not marry because:



18. Lamb loved a woman whom, however, he could not marry. What was her name?



19. Charles Lamb wrote his essays under the pen-name:



20. Lamb once said, “I am myself the subject of my essay.” What did he mean by this?



21. It is said that Lamb smiled with one eye and wept with the other. What does it mean?



22. Lamb’s memory “will retain its fragrance as long as the best spice expended on the Pharaohs.” Who said this?



23. What is Lamb’s John Woodvil?



24. ____ called Lamb “gentle-hearted Charles”?



 

Charles Lamb Basic info
Charles Lamb Basic info

 

Charles Lamb Books names
Charles Lamb Books names

 

Charles Lamb basic info

Full Name Charles Lamb
Birth Date February 10, 1775
Birthplace Inner Temple, London, England
Occupation Essayist, Critic, Poet, Playwright
Notable Works “Essays of Elia”, “Tales from Shakespeare”
Literary Period Romantic Period
Sibling Mary Lamb (Sister)
Spouse Never Married
Education Christ’s Hospital School, Coleridge’s tutelage
Death Date December 27, 1834
Place of Death Edmonton, Middlesex, England
Literary Style Personal, Reflective, Humorous

Charles Lamb books names

Poems on Various Subjects 1796
Tales from Shakespeare (with Mary Lamb) 1807
The Adventures of Ulysses (with Mary Lamb) 1808
Specimens of English Dramatic Poets 1808
On the Tragedies of Shakespeare 1811
Essays of Elia 1823
The Last Essays of Elia 1833
Rosamund Gray 1798
John Woodvil 1802
The Works of Charles Lamb 1818 (posthumous)

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