The immortal dinner- a famous evening of genius and laughter in literary london, 1817

A dinner party hosted in 1817 by history painter Benjamin Haydon includes renowned guests, the budding poet John Keats, Wordsworth, and the essayist and wit Charles Lamb. 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.