Elizabeth Barrett Browning

By alliekittrell07
  • Born

    Born

    Born in Durham, England. The first of 12 children in her family.
  • First recognized as a poet

    First recognized as a poet

    Mrs. Browning was recognized as poet Laureate of Hope End when she was 6
  • First literature peices

    First literature peices

    By the age of twelve she had written an "epic" poem consisting of four books of rhyming couplets.
  • First became ill

    First became ill

    Developed a lung illness, a blood-vessel burst in her lungs, that required her to take morphine for the rest of her life at age 14
  • Spinal injury

    Spinal injury

    Suffered a spinal injury saddling her pony when she was 15
  • Published a collection for the first time

    Published a collection for the first time

    In 1826, Elizabeth anonymously published her collection An Essay on Mind and Other Poems.
  • First major collection

    First major collection

    Elizabeth published her first major collection, The Seraphim and Other Poems.
  • Moved to Torquay

    Moved to Torquay

    In 1838 her health forced her to move to Torquay with her brother Edward, "Bro". Shortly after he drowned in a tragic boating accident.
  • Elizabeth and Robert's love began

    Elizabeth and Robert's love began

    Elizabeth and Robert exchanged 574 letters over the next twenty months
  • Period: to

    Love sonnets

    From the moments the began writing each other until the day she died, Elizabeth focused her talent on writing poems about Robert and the great love they shared.
  • The Browning's married

    The Browning's married

    The couple eloped and settled in Florence, Italy, where Elizabeth’s health improved and they had a son. After the marriage Elizabeth's father never spoke to her again.
  • Death

    Death

    Died in Florence, Italy in the arms of her loving husband, Robert Frost.