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Immortal Dinner : A Famous Evening of Genius and Laughter in Literary London, 1817 by Penelope Hughes-Hallett
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About this product
Product Identifiers
PublisherPenguin Publishing Group
ISBN-100670879991
ISBN-139780670879991
eBay Product ID (ePID)1800672
Product Key Features
LanguageEnglish
TopicArt, Europe / Great Britain / General, Antiques & Collectibles, History
AuthorPenelope Hughes-Hallett
IllustratorYes
Dimensions
Item Height1.3 In.
Item Length5.8 In.
Item Width9 In.
Item Weight20.5 Oz
Additional Product Features
Publication Year2000
FormatHardcover
TitleLeadingThe
Dewey Edition21
Book TitleImmortal Dinner : A Famous Evening of Genius and Laughter in Literary London, 1817
Dewey Decimal942.107/3/08631
SynopsisThis text celebrates this unique gathering, setting it against a backdrop of change, reflected in the preoccupations of the diners as they sat on that memorable winter's evening drinking toasts, and expatiating on their deepest convictions. This was a time when the contemporary world of literary London society was to be seen at its extraordinary gifted best. The Elgin Marbles controversy still raged; Mrs Siddons performed Lady Macbeth in her drawing room to a distinguished audience; Humphry Davy, great electro-chemist, composed passable verse, and Joseph Ritchie, young physician and would-be poet, prepared to explore the river Niger with a copy of Keats' Endymion in his pocket. A compelling and immediate picture emerges of these rare spirits, much of it in their own words, taken from their letters and diaries and those of their friends. The author takes us straight into the rich world of the immortal dinner and reveals gusts who are not merely figures from history, but are startlingly modern, earthly and sympathetic.
LC Classification NumberDA683.H78 2000
Number of Pages256 pages
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