The immortal dinner: A famous evening of genius & laughter in literary London, 1817
by Penelope Hughes-Hallett
Category: History

In 1817 the eccentric history painter B.R. Haydon gave a famous dinner party. The occasion was significant as an encounter between the first and second generations of the Romantic poets, and it provides a vivid and fascinating glimpse into the lives and thoughts of this particular group at a crucial turning point in English society.