Browning, Elizabeth Barrett

Read more about Elizabeth Barrett Browning, from A Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature.

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Elizabeth Barrett Browning (1806-1861) was a famous Victorian poet, known for poems like "How do I Love Thee," and for her love affair with Robert Browning, whom she also married. Find more details related to the life and works of Elizabeth Barrett Browning.

Elizabeth Barrett Browning (1806-1861) was a well-known poet of the Victorian period. Her husband, Robert Browning, was also a famous poet of that time. Her collection of love sonnets were called "Sonnets from the Portuguese" (1850). Her first major work was "The Seraphim, and Other Poems" (1838). Read these collections of poetry by Elizabeth Barrett Browning.

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(1806-1861) British writer. Elizabeth Barrett Browning was a Victorian poet, famous for works like "Sonnets from the Portuguese." She was the wife of Robert Browning, who is famous for "My Last Duchess." Read more about the life and works of Elizabeth Barrett Browning.

The courtship and marriage of Elizabeth Barrett and Robert Browning is legendary in literary history. Test your knowledge about the relationship and writings of Elizabeth Barrett and Robert Browning.

As we study literature, Robert and Elizabeth Barrett Browning appear as one of most romantic literary couple from the Victorian period. After reading her poems for the first time, Robert wrote to her: "I love your verses with all my heart, dear Miss Barrett--I do, as I say, love these verses with all my heart." Read more about the Brownings.