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letsreadmorebooks's review
4.0
i agree with other reviewers that this reads like a phd dissertation, except it's perhaps wittier than a purely academic publication. the dinner is the centerpiece around which the biographies of haydon, keats, wordsworth, and lamb are told but the actual dinner takes up only a handful of pages and that's somewhat disappointing. otherwise, i enjoyed the book and enjoyed getting better acquainted with these romantic figures, especially charles lamb, on whom i've developed a small crush. what a charmer!
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