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Elizabeth Barrett Browning

1806–1861 · England · Victorian

One of the most famous poets of her time, Elizabeth Barrett Browning wrote Sonnets from the Portuguese for her husband, Robert Browning, and the verse novel Aurora Leigh. Her sonnet “How do I love thee?” is among the best-known love poems in English.

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Poems by Elizabeth Barrett Browning

Public-domain poems, free to read and print.

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Are Elizabeth Barrett Browning’s poems free to read?

Yes. Elizabeth Barrett Browning’s poems are in the public domain, and you can read 1 of them here.

What are Elizabeth Barrett Browning’s best-known works?

Sonnets from the Portuguese (1850), Aurora Leigh (1856).

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