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Born
Born in Durham, England. The first of 12 children in her family. -
First recognized as a poet
Mrs. Browning was recognized as poet Laureate of Hope End when she was 6 -
First literature peices
By the age of twelve she had written an "epic" poem consisting of four books of rhyming couplets. -
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
Suffered a spinal injury saddling her pony when she was 15 -
Published a collection for the first time
In 1826, Elizabeth anonymously published her collection An Essay on Mind and Other Poems. -
First major collection
Elizabeth published her first major collection, The Seraphim and Other Poems. -
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 exchanged 574 letters over the next twenty months -
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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 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
Died in Florence, Italy in the arms of her loving husband, Robert Frost.
