Not many sounds in life, and I include all urban and rural … - Charles Lamb

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Not many sounds in life, and I include all urban and rural sounds, exceed in interest a knock at the door.

Charles Lamb

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Charles Lamb (10 February 1775 – 27 December 1834) was an English essayist and poet, best known for his Essays of Elia and for the children's book Tales from Shakespeare, which he produced along with his sister, Mary Lamb.

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Pen Names: Elia

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Not many sounds in life, and I include all urban and rural sounds, exceed in interest a knock at the door. - Charles Lamb

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