How old was elizabeth barrett browning when she married robert browning
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Poets Elizabeth Barrett and Robert Browning elope
Elizabeth Barrett elopes with Robert Browning on September 12, 1846.
Barrett was already a respected poet who had published literary criticism and Greek translations in addition to poetry.
Her first volume of poetry, The Seraphim and Other Poems, appeared in 1838, followed by Poems by Elizabeth Barrett Barrett (1844). Born in 1806 near Durham, England, at her father’s 20-bedroom mansion, she enjoyed wealth and position, but suffered from weak lungs and tended to be reclusive in her youth.
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She became even more so after the death of her beloved brother in 1840. However, her poetry was well received, and she met with Wordsworth and other renowned poets.
Meanwhile, Robert Browning, the son of a bank clerk, had studied at the University of London and continued his education at his parents’ home, reading extensively and writing poetry.
His early work was harshly criticized. While trying his hand at drama, he discovered the drama