The immortal dinner : a famous evening of genius & laughter in literary London, 1817
Hughes-Hallett, Penelope, 1927-2001
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Two years after Waterloo, the painter Robert Haydon gave a dinner party for his friends, including John Keats, William Wordsworth and Charles Lamb. This book celebrates their unique gathering, setting it against a backdrop of change.
Main title:
The immortal dinner : a famous evening of genius & laughter in literary London, 1817 / Penelope Hughes-Hallett.
Author:
Imprint:
London : Penguin, 2001.
Collation:
xvi, 336p., [16]p. of plates : ill., facsims., maps, ports. ; 20 cm.
Notes:
Originally published: London: Viking, 2000.Includes bibliographical references (p. 319-325) and index.
ISBN:
9780140273694 (pbk)
Dewey class:
942.100887941.073
Language:
English
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BRN:
2372724