Charles Lamb was an English essayist and poet born in 1775 who was enrolled in Christ's Hospital, a charity boarding school, in 1782. Lamb spent seven years at the school alongside friends like Coleridge. The document discusses Lamb's biography and his time at Christ's Hospital, describing the school's origins in the 16th century and its structure, including the lower and upper grammar sections. It provides details about Lamb's time there, including the headmasters of each section, holidays, punishments for students who tried to run away, and memories of the food and tyrannical monitors.