In the autumn of 1818,Keats fell desperately in love with Fanny Brawne they soon engaged an immediate marriage impossible made by Keats's <poor health,poverty,relentless devotion to poetry The year came to a dismal end with Tom's death in December. ❖ In the autumn of 1818, Keats fell desperately in love with Fanny Brawne, ❖ they soon engaged ❖ an immediate marriage impossible made by Keats's poor health, poverty, relentless devotion to poetry The year came to a dismal end with Tom's death in December