Works of Charles and Mary Lamb. VI-VII. Letters
Charles Lamb to Mary Jane Godwin, [February 1806?]
DEAR Mrs.
G.,—Having observed with some concern that Mr. Godwin is a little fastidious in what he
eats for supper, I herewith beg to present his palate with a piece of dried
salmon. I am assured it is the best that swims in Trent. If you do not know how
to dress it, allow me to add that it should be cut in thin slices and boiled in
paper previously prepared in butter. Wishing it exquisite, I remain,—Much as
before, yours sincerely,
Some add mashed potatoes.
William Godwin (1756-1836)
English novelist and political philosopher; author of
An Inquiry
concerning the Principles of Political Justice (1793) and
Caleb
Williams (1794); in 1797 he married Mary Wollstonecraft.
Charles Lamb [Elia] (1775-1834)
English essayist and boyhood friend of Coleridge at Christ's Hospital; author of
Essays of Elia published in the
London
Magazine (collected 1823, 1833) and other works.
