Hay, Daisy

Dinner with Joseph Johnson: Books and Friendship in a Revolutionary Age

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ISBN 13:: 9781784701079
author:: Hay, Daisy
format:: Paperback
publisher:: Vintage
language:: English
Publication Year:: 2023
Pages:: 384
Dimensions:: 3.5 x 12.9 x 12.9 centimetres (0
Genre:: Biography, Literary, Fiction & Literature,
Condition:: New
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Dinner with Joseph Johnson brings to life the extraordinary stories of those who shaped Britain's literary and intellectual landscape in the late 18th century. This remarkable portrait of a revolutionary age is based on the lives of the men and women who gathered around Joseph Johnson's dinner table, including William Blake, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, William Wordsworth, Henry Fuseli, Anna Barbauld and Mary Wollstonecraft. In this engaging account, Daisy Hay explores the changing nation through the stories of its most influential writers. The result is a richly detailed and engrossing narrative that sheds new light on a pivotal period in British history. With its unique blend of biography, literary analysis and historical context, Dinner with Joseph Johnson is a compelling read for anyone interested in the history of literature and ideas. Rich in period detail and personal insight, this book offers a fresh perspective on a fascinating era.

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