My Long Life: An Autobiographic Sketch

by Mary Cowden Clarke and Mary Cowden 1809-1898 Clarke

Book Overview

Mary Cowden Clarke (1809-1898) was the daughter of the music publisher Vincent Novello. Charles and Mary Lamb were family friends, and under the inspiration of their Tales from Shakespeare, Mary became a noted Shakespeare scholar, her major work being the Concordance to Shakespeare, which took twelve years to compile, and was to remain a standard work for half a century. From 1856 Clarke and her husband Charles lived in Italy, continuing to publish...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1108021972
• ISBN13: 9781108021975
• Release Date: October 2010
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.81 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 8.5"