The Immortal Dinner: A Famous Evening of Genius and Laughter in Literary London, 1817

The Immortal Dinner: A Famous Evening of Genius and Laughter in Literary London, 1817

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Between Christmas and new year of 1817 the eccentric painter, B.R. Haydon, gave a famous dinner party. His guests included three of the greatest literary stars of the age: the poets John Keats and William Wordsworth and the essayist and wit Charles Lamb. They recited poetry, took part in ridiculous antics, indulged in high-minded discussions – with such displays of brilliance that the party became known as the Immortal Dinner. Penelope Hughes-Hallett celebrates this famous evening, setting it against a backdrop of change, reflected in the preoccupations of the illustrious diners. A compelling and sympathetic picture emerges of these rare spirits and the age which created them.

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Weight0.326 kg
Dimensions2.5 × 12.9 × 19.8 cm
Pages

352

Language
Format Old`

Publisher

Imprint

Year Published

2012-5-3

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Publication City/Country

London, United Kingdom

ISBN 10

009956372X

About The Author

Penelope Hughes-Hallett was born in 1927 and spent her childhood at Steventon, Hampshire, where Jane Austen was brought up. Her books include 'My Dear Cassandra': Illustrated Letters of Jane Austen and Home at Grasmere: The Wordsworths and the Lakes. She was a tutor and lecturer with the Open University, subsequently becoming one of its governors, a patron of the Wordsworth Trust and trustee of the Esmee Fairbairn Foundation. She died in 2010.

A colourful portrait of a pivotal moment in England's cultural and social history

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An absorbing account… a fascinating re-creation of an evening and a world

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