Letters of John Keats to His Family and Friends
Sidney Colvin , John Keats
171 chapters · 15 h 34 min · English
Read by Nemo, Eva Davis (d. 2025)
Letters
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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
Chapters
1 Preface 21 min 2 Letter 1 - to Charles Cowden Clarke 1 min 3 Letter 2 - to Benjamin Robert Haydon 2 min 4 Letter 3 - to Benjamin Robert Haydon 1 min 5 Letter 4 - to Charles Cowden Clarke 2 min 6 Letter 5 - to John Hamilton Reynolds 1 min 7 Letter 6 - to John Hamilton Reynolds 1 min 8 Letter 7 - to George and Thomas Keats 4 min 9 Letter 8 - to John Hamilton Reynolds 8 min 10 Letter 9 - to Leigh Hunt 8 min 11 Letter 10 - to Benjamin Robert Haydon 10 min 12 Letter 11 - to Messrs. Taylor and Hessey 3 min 13 Letter 12 - to Messrs. Taylor and Hessey 2 min 14 Letter 13 - to Mariane and Jane Reynolds 4 min 15 Letter 14 - to Fanny Keats 8 min 16 Letter 15 - to Jane Reynolds 8 min 17 Letter 16 - to John Hamilton Reynolds 8 min 18 Letter 17 - to Benjamin Robert Haydon 3 min 19 Letter 18 - to Benjamin Bailey 6 min 20 Letter 19 - to Benjamin Bailey 8 min 21 Letter 20 - to Benjamin Bailey 3 min 22 Letter 21 - to Charles Wentworth Dilke 1 min 23 Letter 22 - to Benjamin Bailey 10 min 24 Letter 23 - to John Hamilton Reynolds 6 min 25 Letter 24 - to George and Thomas Keats 5 min 26 Letter 25 - to George and Thomas Keats 10 min 27 Letter 26 - to Benjamin Robert Haydon 2 min 28 Letter 27 - to John Taylor 1 min 29 Letter 28 - to George and Thomas Keats 6 min 30 Letter 29 - to John Taylor 1 min 31 Letter 30 - to George and Thomas Keats 9 min 32 Letter 31 - to Benjamin Bailey 8 min 33 Letter 32 - to John Taylor 2 min 34 Letter 33 - to John Hamilton Reynolds 5 min 35 Letter 34 - to John Hamilton Reynolds 9 min 36 Letter 35 - to John Taylor 1 min 37 Letter 36 - to George and Thomas Keats 4 min 38 Letter 37 - to John Hamilton Reynolds 7 min 39 Letter 38 - to George and Thomas Keats 4 min 40 Letter 39 - to John Taylor 3 min 41 Letter 40 - to Messrs. Taylor and Hessey 1 min 42 Letter 41 - to Benjamin Bailey 10 min 43 Letter 42 - to John Hamilton Reynolds 7 min 44 Letter 43 - to Benjamin Robert Haydon 5 min 45 Letter 44 - to Messrs. Taylor and Hessey 2 min 46 Letter 45 - to James Rice 6 min 47 Letter 46 - to John Hamilton Reynolds 8 min 48 Letter 47 - to Benjamin Robert Haydon 5 min 49 Letter 48 - to John Hamilton Reynolds 6 min 50 Letter 49 - to John Hamilton Reynolds 3 min 51 Letter 50 - to John Taylor 4 min 52 Letter 51 - to John Hamilton Reynolds 5 min 53 Letter 52 - to John Hamilton Reynolds 17 min 54 Letter 53 - to Benjamin Bailey 5 min 55 Letter 54 - to Benjamin Bailey 5 min 56 Letter 55 - to John Taylor 2 min 57 Letter 56 - to Thomas Keats 10 min 58 Letter 57 - to Fanny Keats 9 min 59 Letter 58 - to Thomas Keats 10 min 60 Letter 59 - to Thomas Keats 11 min 61 Letter 60 - to John Hamilton Reynolds 9 min 62 Letter 61 - to Thomas Keats 14 min 63 Letter 62 - to Benjamin Bailey 14 min 64 Letter 63 - to Thomas Keats 14 min 65 Letter 64 - to Thomas Keats 14 min 66 Letter 65 - to Mrs. Wylie 7 min 67 Letter 66 - to Fanny Keats 3 min 68 Letter 67 - to Fanny Keats 1 min 69 Letter 68 - to Jane Reynolds 1 min 70 Letter 69 - to Charles Wentworth Dilke 6 min 71 Letter 70 - to John Hamilton Reynolds 4 min 72 Letter 71 - to Fanny Keats 1 min 73 Letter 72 - to James Augustus Hessey 3 min 74 Letter 73 (Part 1) - to George and Georgiana Keats 21 min 75 Letter 73 (Part 2) - to George and Georgiana Keats 15 min 76 Letter 74 - to Fanny Keats 1 min 77 Letter 75 - to Fanny Keats 2 min 78 Letter 76 - to Richard Woodhouse 5 min 79 Letter 77 - to Fanny Keats 1 min 80 Letter 78 - to James Rice 2 min 81 Letter 79 - to Fanny Keats 1 min 82 Letter 80 (Part 1) - to George and Georgiana Keats 32 min 83 Letter 80 (Part 2) - to George and Georgiana Keats 26 min 84 Letter 81 - to Richard Woodhouse 1 min 85 Letter 82 - to Mrs. Reynolds 1 min 86 Letter 83 - to Benjamin Robert Haydon 3 min 87 Letter 84- to John Taylor 1 min 88 Letter 85 - to Benjamin Robert Haydon 1 min 89 Letter 86 - to Fanny Keats 1 min 90 Letter 87 - to Benjamin Robert Haydon 1 min 91 Letter 88 - to Benjamin Robert Haydon 2 min 92 Letter 89 - to Benjamin Robert Haydon 1 min 93 Letter 90 - to Fanny Keats 1 min 94 Letter 91 - to Fanny Keats 3 min 95 Letter 92 (Part 1) - to George and Georgiana Keats 29 min 96 Letter 92 (Part 2) - to George and Georgiana Keats 25 min 97 Letter 92 (Part 3) - to George and Georgiana Keats 30 min 98 Letter 92 (Part 4) - to George and Georgiana Keats 26 min 99 Letter 93 - to Fanny Keats 3 min 100 Letter 94 - to Fanny Keats 5 min 101 Letter 95 - to Fanny Keats 1 min 102 Letter 96 - to Joseph Severn 2 min 103 Letter 97 - to Fanny Keats 4 min 104 Letter 98 - to Benjamin Robert Haydon 3 min 105 Letter 99 - to Fanny Keats 4 min 106 Letter 100 - to Fanny Keats 1 min 107 Letter 101 - to Fanny Keats 1 min 108 Letter 102 - to Fanny Keats 3 min 109 Letter 103 - to James Elmes 1 min 110 Letter 104 - to Fanny Keats 1 min 111 Letter 105 - to Fanny Keats 3 min 112 Letter 106 - to Benjamin Robert Haydon 2 min 113 Letter 107 - to Fanny Keats 4 min 114 Letter 108 - to John Hamilton Reynolds 2 min 115 Letter 109 - to Charles Wentworth Dilke 7 min 116 Letter 110 - to Benjamin Bailey 3 min 117 Letter 111 - to John Taylor 3 min 118 Letter 112 - to John Hamilton Reynolds 3 min 119 Letter 113 - to Fanny Keats 6 min 120 Letter 114 - to John Taylor 2 min 121 Letter 115 - to John Taylor 9 min 122 Letter 116 (Part 1) - to George and Georgiana Keats 29 min 123 Letter 116 (Part 2) - to George and Georgiana Keats 40 min 124 Letter 117 - to John Hamilton Reynolds 7 min 125 Letter 118 - to Charles Wentworth Dilke 6 min 126 Letter 119 - to Charles Brown 4 min 127 Letter 120 - to Charles Brown 2 min 128 Letter 121 - to Charles Wentworth Dilke 1 min 129 Letter 122 - to Benjamin Robert Haydon 5 min 130 Letter 123 - to Fanny Keats 2 min 131 Letter 124 - to Joseph Severn 1 min 132 Letter 125 - to John Taylor 2 min 133 Letter 126 - to Fanny Keats 1 min 134 Letter 127 - to Joseph Severn 2 min 135 Letter 128 - to James Rice 1 min 136 Letter 129 - to Fanny Keats 4 min 137 Letter 130 - to Fanny Keats 1 min 138 Letter 131 - to Georgiana Keats 22 min 139 Letter 132 - to Fanny Keats 3 min 140 Letter 133 - to Fanny Keats 3 min 141 Letter 134 - to Fanny Keats 1 min 142 Letter 135 - to Fanny Keats 1 min 143 Letter 136 - to James Rice 3 min 144 Letter 137 - to Fanny Keats 1 min 145 Letter 138 - to John Hamilton Reynolds 2 min 146 Letter 139 - to Fanny Keats 1 min 147 Letter 140 - to Charles Wentworth Dilke 4 min 148 Letter 141 - to Fanny Keats 1 min 149 Letter 142 - to Fanny Keats 1 min 150 Letter 143 - to Fanny Keats 1 min 151 Letter 144 - to Fanny Keats 1 min 152 Letter 145 - to Fanny Keats 2 min 153 Letter 146 - to Fanny Keats 3 min 154 Letter 147 - to Charles Wentworth Dilke 1 min 155 Letter 148 - to John Taylor 1 min 156 Letter 149 - to Charles Brown 4 min 157 Letter 150 - to Fanny Keats 1 min 158 Letter 151 - to Fanny Keats 2 min 159 Letter 152 - to Benjamin Robert Haydon 1 min 160 Letter 153 - to Fanny Keats 2 min 161 Letter 154 - to Fanny Keats 2 min 162 Letter 155 - to Percy Bysshe Shelley 3 min 163 Letter 156 - to John Taylor 1 min 164 Letter 157 - to Benjamin Robert Haydon 1 min 165 Letter 158 - to Charles Brown 2 min 166 Letter 159 - to Fanny Keats 2 min 167 Letter 160 - to Charles Brown 1 min 168 Letter 161 - to Charles Brown 5 min 169 Letter 162 - to Mrs. Brawne 4 min 170 Letter 163 - to Charles Brown 4 min 171 Letter 164 - to Charles Brown 4 min
