Works of Charles and Mary Lamb. VI-VII. Letters
Charles Lamb to Henry Crabb Robinson, [January 1827]
[Dated by H. C. R. Jan., 1827.]
DEAR R. do
not say any thing to Mr. G. about the
day or Petition, for Mr. Jekyll wishes
it to be next week, and thoroughly approves of my formula, and Mr.
G. might not, and then they will clash. Only speak to him of
Gardner’s wish to have the Lad. Mr.
Jekyll was excessive friendly.
Sir John Gurney (1768-1845)
English barrister who defended Hardy, Horne Tooke, and Thelwall in their trial for
treason and was afterwards a respected prosecutor and judge.
Joseph Jekyll (1754-1837)
Wit, politician, and barrister; he was Whig MP for Calne (1787-1816) and wrote for the
Morning Chronicle and
Evening
Statesman.
Henry Crabb Robinson (1775-1867)
Attorney, diarist, and journalist for
The Times; he was a founder
of the Athenaeum Club.
