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Letters of John Keats to His Family and Friends

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Letters of John Keats to His Family and Friends

by Sidney Colvin, John Keats

English· 15:33:46· 171 chapters
These are the letters of John Keats, as written to family, close friends and others during his brief, eventful years as an artist. (However, the editor chose to exclude love letters to Fanny Brawne, respecting their private nature.) The celebrated Keats letters were written between 1816–1820, and include those colorful entries penned during his 44-day tour with Charles Brown as they rambled through England, Ireland and Scotland. Also included are the famous, lengthy "journal letters," written to his brother George and sister-in-law in America. Not only a poetic genius, Keats shines in epistolary form. His letters brim with the emotion, wit and intelligence he routinely shared with intimates. - Summary by NemoR

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Chapters

  1. Chapter 1

    Preface

    21:11
  2. Chapter 2

    Letter 1 - to Charles Cowden Clarke

    01:10
  3. Chapter 3

    Letter 2 - to Benjamin Robert Haydon

    01:45
  4. Chapter 4

    Letter 3 - to Benjamin Robert Haydon

    00:54
  5. Chapter 5

    Letter 4 - to Charles Cowden Clarke

    01:57
  6. Chapter 6

    Letter 5 - to John Hamilton Reynolds

    01:28
  7. Chapter 7

    Letter 6 - to John Hamilton Reynolds

    01:27
  8. Chapter 8

    Letter 7 - to George and Thomas Keats

    04:25
  9. Chapter 9

    Letter 8 - to John Hamilton Reynolds

    07:57
  10. Chapter 10

    Letter 9 - to Leigh Hunt

    07:59
  11. Chapter 11

    Letter 10 - to Benjamin Robert Haydon

    10:19
  12. Chapter 12

    Letter 11 - to Messrs. Taylor and Hessey

    03:19
  13. Chapter 13

    Letter 12 - to Messrs. Taylor and Hessey

    02:17
  14. Chapter 14

    Letter 13 - to Mariane and Jane Reynolds

    04:27
  15. Chapter 15

    Letter 14 - to Fanny Keats

    07:53
  16. Chapter 16

    Letter 15 - to Jane Reynolds

    08:16
  17. Chapter 17

    Letter 16 - to John Hamilton Reynolds

    08:05
  18. Chapter 18

    Letter 17 - to Benjamin Robert Haydon

    02:50
  19. Chapter 19

    Letter 18 - to Benjamin Bailey

    06:19
  20. Chapter 20

    Letter 19 - to Benjamin Bailey

    07:36
  21. Chapter 21

    Letter 20 - to Benjamin Bailey

    02:46
  22. Chapter 22

    Letter 21 - to Charles Wentworth Dilke

    01:01
  23. Chapter 23

    Letter 22 - to Benjamin Bailey

    10:02
  24. Chapter 24

    Letter 23 - to John Hamilton Reynolds

    06:01
  25. Chapter 25

    Letter 24 - to George and Thomas Keats

    05:02
  26. Chapter 26

    Letter 25 - to George and Thomas Keats

    09:41
  27. Chapter 27

    Letter 26 - to Benjamin Robert Haydon

    02:13
  28. Chapter 28

    Letter 27 - to John Taylor

    01:11
  29. Chapter 29

    Letter 28 - to George and Thomas Keats

    06:15
  30. Chapter 30

    Letter 29 - to John Taylor

    01:24
  31. Chapter 31

    Letter 30 - to George and Thomas Keats

    08:33
  32. Chapter 32

    Letter 31 - to Benjamin Bailey

    07:58
  33. Chapter 33

    Letter 32 - to John Taylor

    01:58
  34. Chapter 34

    Letter 33 - to John Hamilton Reynolds

    04:41
  35. Chapter 35

    Letter 34 - to John Hamilton Reynolds

    09:14
  36. Chapter 36

    Letter 35 - to John Taylor

    00:51
  37. Chapter 37

    Letter 36 - to George and Thomas Keats

    03:43
  38. Chapter 38

    Letter 37 - to John Hamilton Reynolds

    06:46
  39. Chapter 39

    Letter 38 - to George and Thomas Keats

    04:23
  40. Chapter 40

    Letter 39 - to John Taylor

    03:24
  41. Chapter 41

    Letter 40 - to Messrs. Taylor and Hessey

    01:00
  42. Chapter 42

    Letter 41 - to Benjamin Bailey

    09:49
  43. Chapter 43

    Letter 42 - to John Hamilton Reynolds

    06:36
  44. Chapter 44

    Letter 43 - to Benjamin Robert Haydon

    05:06
  45. Chapter 45

    Letter 44 - to Messrs. Taylor and Hessey

    01:44
  46. Chapter 46

    Letter 45 - to James Rice

    06:05
  47. Chapter 47

    Letter 46 - to John Hamilton Reynolds

    07:51
  48. Chapter 48

    Letter 47 - to Benjamin Robert Haydon

    05:17
  49. Chapter 49

    Letter 48 - to John Hamilton Reynolds

    05:46
  50. Chapter 50

    Letter 49 - to John Hamilton Reynolds

    02:47
  51. Chapter 51

    Letter 50 - to John Taylor

    03:50
  52. Chapter 52

    Letter 51 - to John Hamilton Reynolds

    05:13
  53. Chapter 53

    Letter 52 - to John Hamilton Reynolds

    17:08
  54. Chapter 54

    Letter 53 - to Benjamin Bailey

    05:17
  55. Chapter 55

    Letter 54 - to Benjamin Bailey

    05:20
  56. Chapter 56

    Letter 55 - to John Taylor

    01:48
  57. Chapter 57

    Letter 56 - to Thomas Keats

    09:43
  58. Chapter 58

    Letter 57 - to Fanny Keats

    09:26
  59. Chapter 59

    Letter 58 - to Thomas Keats

    10:26
  60. Chapter 60

    Letter 59 - to Thomas Keats

    11:00
  61. Chapter 61

    Letter 60 - to John Hamilton Reynolds

    08:31
  62. Chapter 62

    Letter 61 - to Thomas Keats

    13:36
  63. Chapter 63

    Letter 62 - to Benjamin Bailey

    14:17
  64. Chapter 64

    Letter 63 - to Thomas Keats

    13:53
  65. Chapter 65

    Letter 64 - to Thomas Keats

    13:52
  66. Chapter 66

    Letter 65 - to Mrs. Wylie

    06:45
  67. Chapter 67

    Letter 66 - to Fanny Keats

    03:04
  68. Chapter 68

    Letter 67 - to Fanny Keats

    01:26
  69. Chapter 69

    Letter 68 - to Jane Reynolds

    01:11
  70. Chapter 70

    Letter 69 - to Charles Wentworth Dilke

    06:12
  71. Chapter 71

    Letter 70 - to John Hamilton Reynolds

    03:31
  72. Chapter 72

    Letter 71 - to Fanny Keats

    00:54
  73. Chapter 73

    Letter 72 - to James Augustus Hessey

    03:16
  74. Chapter 74

    Letter 73 (Part 1) - to George and Georgiana Keats

    20:39
  75. Chapter 75

    Letter 73 (Part 2) - to George and Georgiana Keats

    15:10
  76. Chapter 76

    Letter 74 - to Fanny Keats

    01:04
  77. Chapter 77

    Letter 75 - to Fanny Keats

    01:42
  78. Chapter 78

    Letter 76 - to Richard Woodhouse

    04:40
  79. Chapter 79

    Letter 77 - to Fanny Keats

    00:58
  80. Chapter 80

    Letter 78 - to James Rice

    02:20
  81. Chapter 81

    Letter 79 - to Fanny Keats

    00:44
  82. Chapter 82

    Letter 80 (Part 1) - to George and Georgiana Keats

    32:30
  83. Chapter 83

    Letter 80 (Part 2) - to George and Georgiana Keats

    26:00
  84. Chapter 84

    Letter 81 - to Richard Woodhouse

    01:02
  85. Chapter 85

    Letter 82 - to Mrs. Reynolds

    01:05
  86. Chapter 86

    Letter 83 - to Benjamin Robert Haydon

    02:46
  87. Chapter 87

    Letter 84- to John Taylor

    00:46
  88. Chapter 88

    Letter 85 - to Benjamin Robert Haydon

    00:56
  89. Chapter 89

    Letter 86 - to Fanny Keats

    01:29
  90. Chapter 90

    Letter 87 - to Benjamin Robert Haydon

    01:02
  91. Chapter 91

    Letter 88 - to Benjamin Robert Haydon

    02:02
  92. Chapter 92

    Letter 89 - to Benjamin Robert Haydon

    01:16
  93. Chapter 93

    Letter 90 - to Fanny Keats

    01:14
  94. Chapter 94

    Letter 91 - to Fanny Keats

    03:25
  95. Chapter 95

    Letter 92 (Part 1) - to George and Georgiana Keats

    28:42
  96. Chapter 96

    Letter 92 (Part 2) - to George and Georgiana Keats

    24:31
  97. Chapter 97

    Letter 92 (Part 3) - to George and Georgiana Keats

    29:37
  98. Chapter 98

    Letter 92 (Part 4) - to George and Georgiana Keats

    26:08
  99. Chapter 99

    Letter 93 - to Fanny Keats

    02:32
  100. Chapter 100

    Letter 94 - to Fanny Keats

    05:00
  101. Chapter 101

    Letter 95 - to Fanny Keats

    00:58
  102. Chapter 102

    Letter 96 - to Joseph Severn

    01:58
  103. Chapter 103

    Letter 97 - to Fanny Keats

    03:35
  104. Chapter 104

    Letter 98 - to Benjamin Robert Haydon

    03:05
  105. Chapter 105

    Letter 99 - to Fanny Keats

    03:44
  106. Chapter 106

    Letter 100 - to Fanny Keats

    00:56
  107. Chapter 107

    Letter 101 - to Fanny Keats

    01:11
  108. Chapter 108

    Letter 102 - to Fanny Keats

    02:38
  109. Chapter 109

    Letter 103 - to James Elmes

    01:08
  110. Chapter 110

    Letter 104 - to Fanny Keats

    00:47
  111. Chapter 111

    Letter 105 - to Fanny Keats

    02:33
  112. Chapter 112

    Letter 106 - to Benjamin Robert Haydon

    01:49
  113. Chapter 113

    Letter 107 - to Fanny Keats

    03:59
  114. Chapter 114

    Letter 108 - to John Hamilton Reynolds

    02:14
  115. Chapter 115

    Letter 109 - to Charles Wentworth Dilke

    06:48
  116. Chapter 116

    Letter 110 - to Benjamin Bailey

    03:15
  117. Chapter 117

    Letter 111 - to John Taylor

    03:14
  118. Chapter 118

    Letter 112 - to John Hamilton Reynolds

    03:26
  119. Chapter 119

    Letter 113 - to Fanny Keats

    06:15
  120. Chapter 120

    Letter 114 - to John Taylor

    01:50
  121. Chapter 121

    Letter 115 - to John Taylor

    08:40
  122. Chapter 122

    Letter 116 (Part 1) - to George and Georgiana Keats

    29:26
  123. Chapter 123

    Letter 116 (Part 2) - to George and Georgiana Keats

    40:22
  124. Chapter 124

    Letter 117 - to John Hamilton Reynolds

    06:32
  125. Chapter 125

    Letter 118 - to Charles Wentworth Dilke

    06:02
  126. Chapter 126

    Letter 119 - to Charles Brown

    04:09
  127. Chapter 127

    Letter 120 - to Charles Brown

    01:45
  128. Chapter 128

    Letter 121 - to Charles Wentworth Dilke

    01:21
  129. Chapter 129

    Letter 122 - to Benjamin Robert Haydon

    05:11
  130. Chapter 130

    Letter 123 - to Fanny Keats

    02:30
  131. Chapter 131

    Letter 124 - to Joseph Severn

    01:23
  132. Chapter 132

    Letter 125 - to John Taylor

    02:11
  133. Chapter 133

    Letter 126 - to Fanny Keats

    00:46
  134. Chapter 134

    Letter 127 - to Joseph Severn

    01:35
  135. Chapter 135

    Letter 128 - to James Rice

    01:24
  136. Chapter 136

    Letter 129 - to Fanny Keats

    04:21
  137. Chapter 137

    Letter 130 - to Fanny Keats

    00:47
  138. Chapter 138

    Letter 131 - to Georgiana Keats

    22:13
  139. Chapter 139

    Letter 132 - to Fanny Keats

    03:10
  140. Chapter 140

    Letter 133 - to Fanny Keats

    02:31
  141. Chapter 141

    Letter 134 - to Fanny Keats

    00:45
  142. Chapter 142

    Letter 135 - to Fanny Keats

    01:17
  143. Chapter 143

    Letter 136 - to James Rice

    03:27
  144. Chapter 144

    Letter 137 - to Fanny Keats

    00:51
  145. Chapter 145

    Letter 138 - to John Hamilton Reynolds

    02:08
  146. Chapter 146

    Letter 139 - to Fanny Keats

    00:55
  147. Chapter 147

    Letter 140 - to Charles Wentworth Dilke

    03:47
  148. Chapter 148

    Letter 141 - to Fanny Keats

    01:02
  149. Chapter 149

    Letter 142 - to Fanny Keats

    01:28
  150. Chapter 150

    Letter 143 - to Fanny Keats

    00:38
  151. Chapter 151

    Letter 144 - to Fanny Keats

    01:12
  152. Chapter 152

    Letter 145 - to Fanny Keats

    01:56
  153. Chapter 153

    Letter 146 - to Fanny Keats

    02:42
  154. Chapter 154

    Letter 147 - to Charles Wentworth Dilke

    00:56
  155. Chapter 155

    Letter 148 - to John Taylor

    01:11
  156. Chapter 156

    Letter 149 - to Charles Brown

    03:42
  157. Chapter 157

    Letter 150 - to Fanny Keats

    01:11
  158. Chapter 158

    Letter 151 - to Fanny Keats

    01:57
  159. Chapter 159

    Letter 152 - to Benjamin Robert Haydon

    00:44
  160. Chapter 160

    Letter 153 - to Fanny Keats

    01:44
  161. Chapter 161

    Letter 154 - to Fanny Keats

    01:40
  162. Chapter 162

    Letter 155 - to Percy Bysshe Shelley

    02:59
  163. Chapter 163

    Letter 156 - to John Taylor

    01:13
  164. Chapter 164

    Letter 157 - to Benjamin Robert Haydon

    00:50
  165. Chapter 165

    Letter 158 - to Charles Brown

    01:55
  166. Chapter 166

    Letter 159 - to Fanny Keats

    02:25
  167. Chapter 167

    Letter 160 - to Charles Brown

    01:21
  168. Chapter 168

    Letter 161 - to Charles Brown

    04:45
  169. Chapter 169

    Letter 162 - to Mrs. Brawne

    03:35
  170. Chapter 170

    Letter 163 - to Charles Brown

    04:23
  171. Chapter 171

    Letter 164 - to Charles Brown

    03:44