Robert Browning

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Robert Browning was an English poet May 7, 1812 - December 12, 1889.

He was born in Camberwell, Surrey, the eldest son of Robert and Sarah Browning. Despite his father only being a bank clerk, he was raised in a household which had a library of 6000 books.

He was a rapid learner and by the age of 14 was fluent in French, Greek, Italian, and Latin as well as his native English. At age 16 he attended Univeristy College, London but dropped out after his first year.

His works include:

  • Pauline: A Fragment of a Confession (1833)
  • Paracelsus (1835)
  • Sordello (1840)
  • Pippa Passes (play) (1841)
  • Collected Poems (1862)
  • Dramatis Personae (1863)
  • The Ring and the Book (1869)

In 1846, he married Elizabeth Barrett, a semi-invalid, and they made their home in Italy. Their son, Robert, was born in Florence in 1849. Following Elizabeth's death in 1861, they returned to London. His remains can be found at Westminster Abbey.

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