Since its establishment in 1935 the CLS has held a series of annual events - lectures, study days, discussion groups, luncheons, and outings – in London. Today, the Society works to continue these traditions by hosting a number of lectures at Swedenborg Hall, and an annual luncheon to celebrate Lamb’s birthday in February. New members are very welcome to join us.
The Charles Lamb Society welcomes all to their meetings. You do not have to be a member to attend, and events, except the lunch and Coleridge conference, are free.
Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, recent events have taken place online. The talks were recorded, have been uploaded to the Charles Lamb Society Youtube channel, and can be accessed by clicking the following links:
Emily B. Stanback, 'Charles Lamb and Modern "Disability"' (7 October 2023)
Denise Gigante, ‘Book Madness: A Story of Charles Lamb's Library' (26 November 2022)
Felicity James, ‘The Children's Literature of Charles & Mary Lamb' (11 June 2022)
Matthew Sangster, ‘Writing as a Career in the Romantic Period' (23 April 2022)
David Stewart, ‘“There goes Tom and Jerry”: On a Spree with Pierce Egan’s Life in London' (20 November 2021)
Judith Thompson, 'The Theatre of Romantic Eccentricity: John Thelwall in Covent Garden' (23 October 2021)
Eric G. Wilson, 'Towards a New Biography of Elia' (25 September 2021)
John Williams, 'Who's Who: Charles Lamb in Conversation with William Wordsworth' (8 May 2021)
Jane Moore, 'Mary and the Men: male tribute writing in the Romantic period' (13 February 2021)
Rohan McWilliam, '"A Pantomime and a Masquerade': The West End in the Age of Charles Lamb' (16 January 2021)
Gregory Dart on editing the Essays of Elia (19 December 2020)
Lamb at 250: Birthday Conversations
You are cordially invited to join us in celebrating Charles Lamb's 250th birthday in a landmark all-day event.
Date: Saturday 8th February 2025
Time: 10.30am - 5pm
Location: Bath Spa University, 50 Hoxton Street, London, N1 6LP
To register, please use Eventbrite. Thank you.
Celebrate the landmark 250th birthday of Charles Lamb in a day of conversation, touching on the forthcoming new edition of the complete works, the Lambs and retirement (with Prof Gregory Dart (UCL) and Prof Phil Shaw (Leicester)), and the Lambs' legacies and new directions. There will also be, as usual, the birthday lunch.
The birthday event has been celebrated since the foundation of the society in the 1930s, and we are delighted to mark this milestone year with special festivities.
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None of the officers, committee or members of the Charles Lamb Society and no leader or organiser of any event, visit, walk or programme promoted or organised by the Charles Lamb Society shall be held liable in respect of the death of, or injury, damage or loss to any person or the property of any person which may occur during or arise out of participation in any such event, visit, walk or programme.