A walk by the water ended the career of a great poet

To Autumn is the final masterpiece of the poet John Keats, composed in September 1819. It was while walking along the River Itchen near Winchester, observing a harvested wheat field, that the author found the sudden inspiration for this poem. Cornered by financial difficulties, he put a definitive end to his poetic creation just after this flash of brilliance to turn toward more lucrative projects.