- Published: 5 January 2012
- ISBN: 9781446450789
- Imprint: Vintage Digital
- Format: EBook
- Pages: 352
The Immortal Dinner
A Famous Evening of Genius and Laughter in Literary London, 1817
Formats & editions
- Published: 5 January 2012
- ISBN: 9781446450789
- Imprint: Vintage Digital
- Format: EBook
- Pages: 352
A book of great charm... [lets] the reader feel that he is present at the memorable occassion
Independent on Sunday
A colourful portrait of a pivotal moment in England's cultural and social history
Observer
An absorbing account... a fascinating re-creation of an evening and a world
BBC History Magazine
charming group biography
Katie Owen, Daily Telegraph
Enjoyable history…gives a wider picture of Regency society. A memorable evening, memorably evoked
Brandon Robshaw, Independent on Sunday
One of those books that helped redefine popular history writing
Thomas Quinn, Big Issue
Popular history at its most delicious
Economist
The biographical equivalent of the world in a grain of sand... an interesting and erudite account of a wonderful evening
Peter Ackroyd, The Times