Charles Lamb, Elia and the London Magazine

'This is an extraordinary study that covers an impressive body of often overlooked literature with subtlety, skill and aplomb ... It is a must-read for for readers of Lamb, Cockneyism and writings of the city.' The Charles Lamb Bulletin 'Simon Hull's book is an especially welcome reevaluation of Lamb's essay writing.' New Books Online 19

• Introduction, Simon P. Hull; Chapter 1 Consuming the Periodical Text: Hunt, Hazlitt and the Anxiety of Cockneyism, Simon P. Hull; Chapter 2 Domesticating the Flaneur: Coleridge, De Quincey and the Forms of Metropolitanism, Simon P. Hull; Chapter 3 The Great Wen and the Rural Gothic, Simon P. Hull; Chapter 4 Utility and Pity: Wordsworth, Blake and Egan, and the Act of Charity, Simon P. Hull; Chapter 5 Lamb, Theatricality and the Fool, Simon P. Hull; Chapter 102 Conclusion, Simon P. Hull;