1823 - Edward Moxon; ISBN: 9780742620933; 1833 - Edward Moxon; ISBN: 9780243810925.
The essays in the collection first began appearing in The London Magazine in 1820 and continued to 1825. Lamb's essays were very popular and were printed in many subsequent editions throughout the nineteenth century. The personal and conversational tone of the essays has charmed many readers; the essays "established Lamb in the title he now holds, that of the most delightful of English essayists.