Surname: Lamb Forename(s): Mary Anne b. 12 March 1764. d. 20 May 1847. Nationality: English. VIAF.
Poet and children’s writer. Multi-lingual. Brother of Charles Lamb, with whom Mary
Lamb adopted Emma Isola, who later married the publisher Edward Moxon. Suffered, like
her brother, from mental illness. When Mary was released from an asylum after killing
their mother, during a period of mania, Charles devoted his life to caring for her.
Biographical information: ODNB. (AC)