Elizabeth Barrett Browning
Elizabeth Barrett Browning, born on 6 March 1806, was an English poet of the Victorian era.[1] She began writing poetry at the age of six. She was born in Kelloe, County Durham. Her parents were Edward Barrett Moulton Barrett and Mary Graham Clarke.
Her first adult collection of poems was published in 1838 and she wrote prolifically between 1841 and 1844.[2] Elizabeth's volume Poems of Sonnets (1844) brought her great success, attracting the admiration of the writer Robert Browning, which led to their marriage. She also made efforts to abolish slavery and child labour.
She died on 29 June 1861 in Florence, Italy (where she was living with her husband) at the age of 55. She suffered from many illnesses from the age of 15.
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Portrait of Elizabeth Barrett Browning in 1859
Blue plaque outside "Belle Vue" in Sidmouth, Devon, where Elizabeth Barrett lived with her family from 1833 to 1835
Portrait of Elizabeth Barrett by Károly Brocky, c. 1839–1844
Elizabeth Barrett Browning with her son Pen, 1860
Letter from Robert Browning to Elizabeth Barrett, 10 September 1846
Elizabeth Barrett Browning's tomb, English Cemetery, Florence. 2007
An engraving of Elizabeth Barrett Browning, published in Eclectic Magazine
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References
- ↑ Poets, Academy of American. "About Elizabeth Barrett Browning | Academy of American Poets". poets.org. Retrieved 2020-11-22.
- ↑ Flood, Alison (2014-03-06). "Elizabeth Barrett Browning's five best poems" (in en-GB). The Guardian. . https://www.theguardian.com/books/2014/mar/06/elizabeth-browning-five-best-poems. Retrieved 2020-11-22.