jan 1, 1819 - Keats courts Fanny Brawne; writes prolifically

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In April, The Dilke family move to Westminster and the Brawne family move in to Wentworth Place, occupying the larger side of the house. The eldest daughter, Fanny Brawne, meets Keats continually in the garden and a friendship begins to blossom. Even though Keats has little money, some form of engagement is arranged between them.

1819 is a year of great activity for Keats. He finishes 'The Eve of St Agnes' and abandons his first version of 'Hyperion'. He goes on to write 'La Belle Dame sans Merci', 'Ode to Psyche', 'Ode to a Nightingale', 'Ode on a Grecian Urn', 'Ode on Melancholy', and 'Ode on Indolence'. Later in the year he visits the Isle of Wight and also Winchester; he works on 'Lamia' and 'The Fall of Hyperion' and writes his ode 'To Autumn'. ​

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