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Author:

Plumly, Stanley, author.

Title:

The immortal evening : a legendary dinner with Keats, Wordsworth, and Lamb / Stanley Plumly.

Edition:

First edition.

Publisher:

W. W. Norton & Company,

Copyright Date:

2014

Description:

368 pages : 1 illustration ; 22 cm.

Subject:

Keats, John,--1795-1821--Friends and associates.
Wordsworth, William,--1770-1850--Friends and associates.
Lamb, Charles,--1775-1834--Friends and associates.
Haydon, Benjamin Robert,--1786-1846--Friends and associates.
English poetry--19th century--History and criticism.
Poets, English--19th century--Biography.
Artists--England--Biography.
Dinners and dining--London--London--History--19th century.
London (England)--Intellectual life--19th century.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Summary:

Offers an approach to the lives and works of Keats, Wordsworth, Lamb, and the painter Benjamin Robert Haydon through the exemplary events of a single evening spent in thoughtful discussion and, later, raucous conversation.

ISBN:

0393080994 (hardcover)
9780393080995 (hardcover)

LCCN:

2014029383

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)

BAPH771 -- Des Moines Public Library (Des Moines)

CAPH522 -- Iowa City Public Library (Iowa City)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)