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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Rosie Shead

Recovered John Keats love letters to fiancee to be exhibited before auction

John Keats lived with sickness all his life and it had come to settle in his mind - (Getty)

Passionate love letters penned by the poet John Keats to his fiancée, Fanny Brawne, are set to be displayed in London before heading to auction in the United States, following their dramatic recovery after being stolen four decades ago.

Eight letters signed by Keats to Fanny Brawne will be displayed at Sotheby’s New Bond Street in London from May 11-15 before they are sold at Sotheby’s New York in June, the auction house said.

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