The Letters of Robert Browning and Elizabeth Barrett Barrett, Part 1

Elizabeth Barrett Browning (1806 - 1861) and Robert Browning (1812 - 1889)

Part 1 of the extensive collection of all the letters which passed between Robert Browning (1812-1889) and Elizabeth Barrett Moulton-Barrett (1806-1861) in the years 1845 and 1846, which marked the beginning of their acquaintance and formation of their romantic relationship. The nearly daily exchange of letters during this period gives a minute insight into the private and public life of these two authors, as well as into their work and how they influenced each other in their writings.
Part 1: January to December 1845. - Summary by Sonia

Genre(s): Letters

Language: English

Keyword(s): romance (1050), love (327), Friendship (80), correspondence (15), literary (9)

Section Chapter Reader Time
Play 01 R.B. to E.B.B. New Cross, Hatcham, Surrey [Post-mark, January 10, 1845] Greg Giordano
00:04:11
Play 02 E.B.B. to R.B. 50 Wimpole Street: Jan. 11, 1845 Sonia
00:04:36
Play 03 R.B. to E.B.B. New Cross, Hatcham, Surrey. Jan. 13, 1845 Greg Giordano
00:05:50
Play 04 E.B.B. to R.B. 50 Wimpole Street: Jan. 15, 1845 Sonia
00:05:57
Play 05 R.B. to E.B.B. New Cross, Hatcham, Monday night. [Post-mark, January 28, 1845] Greg Giordano
00:05:20
Play 06 E.B.B. to R.B. 50 Wimpole Street: Feb. 3, 1845 Sonia
00:09:51
Play 07 R.B. to E.B.B. Hatcham, Tuesday. [Post-mark, February 11, 1845] Greg Giordano
00:12:30
Play 08 E.B.B. to R.B. 50 Wimpole Street: February 17, 1845 Sonia
00:13:06
Play 09 R.B. to E.B.B. Wednesday morning - Spring! [Post-mark, February 26, 1845] Greg Giordano
00:09:38
Play 10 E.B.B. to R.B. 50 Wimpole Street: Feb. 27, 1845 Sonia
00:08:37
Play 11 R.B. to E.B.B. Saturday Night, March 1 [1845] Greg Giordano
00:04:30
Play 12 E.B.B. to R.B. March 5, 1845 Sonia
00:05:39
Play 13 R.B. to E.B.B. Tuesday Morning. [Post-mark, March 12, 1845] Greg Giordano
00:11:20
Play 14 E.B.B. to R.B. 50 Wimpole Street: March 20, 1845 Sonia
00:09:48
Play 15 R.B. to E.B.B. Monday Morning. [Post-mark, March 31, 1845] Greg Giordano
00:03:40
Play 16 R.B. to E.B.B. Tuesday Night. [Post-mark, April 16, 1845] Greg Giordano
00:04:40
Play 17 E.B.B. to R.B. Tuesday Morning. [Post-mark, April 18, 1845] Sonia
00:04:28
Play 18 R.B. to E.B.B. Wednesday Morning. [Post-mark, April 30, 1845] Greg Giordano
00:05:17
Play 19 E.B.B. to R.B. Thursday. [Post-mark, May 2, 1845] Sonia
00:03:39
Play 20 R.B. to E.B.B. Saturday Morning. [Post-mark, May 3, 1845] Greg Giordano
00:11:53
Play 21 E.B.B. to R.B. Monday - and Tuesday. [Post-mark, May 6, 1845] Sonia
00:08:05
Play 22 E.B.B. to R.B. Sunday - in the last hour of it. [Post-mark, May 12, 1845] Sonia
00:01:20
Play 23 R.B. to E.B.B. Monday. [Post-mark, May 12, 1845] Greg Giordano
00:02:39
Play 24 R.B. to E.B.B. Tuesday. [Post-mark, May 13, 1845] Greg Giordano
00:04:44
Play 25 E.B.B. to R.B. Thursday. [Post-mark, May 16, 1845] Sonia
00:06:59
Play 26 R.B. to E.B.B. Friday Night. [Post-mark, May 17, 1845] Greg Giordano
00:03:39
Play 27 E.B.B. to R.B. Saturday. [Post-mark, May 17, 1845] Sonia
00:03:07
Play 28 R.B. to E.B.B. Tuesday Evening. [Post-mark, May 21, 1845] Greg Giordano
00:01:46
Play 29 E.B.B. to R.B. Wednesday Morning. [Post-mark, May 22, 1845] Sonia
00:02:42
Play 30 E.B.B. to R.B. Friday Evening. [Post-mark, May 24, 1845] Sonia
00:04:37
Play 31 R.B. to E.B.B. Saturday Morning. [Post-mark, May 24, 1845] Greg Giordano
00:11:46
Play 32 E.B.B. to R.B. Sunday. [May 25, 1845] Sonia
00:06:56
Play 33 R.B. to E.B.B. [Post-mark, May 26, 1845] Greg Giordano
00:02:06
Play 34 E.B.B. to R.B. Monday Morning. [Post-mark, May 27, 1845] Sonia
00:03:16
Play 35 R.B. to E.B.B. [Post-mark, May 28, 1845] Greg Giordano
00:02:42
Play 36 E.B.B. to R.B. Friday Morning. [Post-mark, May 30, 1845] Sonia
00:01:40
Play 37 E.B.B. to R.B. Friday Morning. [Post-mark, June 7, 1845] Sonia
00:10:22
Play 38 R.B. to E.B.B. Saturday Morning. [Post-mark, June 7, 1845] Greg Giordano
00:02:26
Play 39 R.B. to E.B.B. [Post-mark, June 9, 1845] Greg Giordano
00:05:01
Play 40 E.B.B. to R.B. Tuesday Morning. [Post-mark, June 10, 1845] Sonia
00:03:08
Play 41 E.B.B. to R.B. Friday. [Post-mark, June 14, 1845] Sonia
00:03:02
Play 42 R.B. to E.B.B. [Post-mark, June 14, 1845] Greg Giordano
00:04:00
Play 43 E.B.B. to R.B. Monday. [Post-mark, June 17, 1845] Sonia
00:04:41
Play 44 R.B. to E.B.B. Thursday Morning. [Post-mark, June 19, 1845] Greg Giordano
00:01:46
Play 45 E.B.B. to R.B. Thursday Evening. [Post-mark, June 20, 1845] Sonia
00:03:34
Play 46 R.B. to E.B.B. Sunday Afternoon. [Post-mark, June 23, 1845] Greg Giordano
00:02:52
Play 47 E.B.B. to R.B. Monday. [Post-mark, June 24, 1845] Sonia
00:06:01
Play 48 R.B. to E.B.B. Tuesday Morning. [Post-mark, June 24, 1845] Greg Giordano
00:02:03
Play 49 E.B.B. to R.B. Tuesday Evening. [Post-mark, June 25, 1845] Sonia
00:02:37
Play 50 R.B. to E.B.B. 12. Wednesday. [Post-mark, June 25, 1845] Greg Giordano
00:01:01
Play 51 E.B.B. to R.B. Thursday Evening. [Post-mark, June 27, 1845] Sonia
00:00:55
Play 52 R.B. to E.B.B. Friday Morning. [Post-mark, June 27, 1845] Greg Giordano
00:01:44
Play 53 E.B.B. to R.B. Friday Evening. [Post-mark, June 28, 1845] Sonia
00:01:19
Play 54 E.B.B. to R.B. Monday. [June 30, 1845] Sonia
00:03:20
Play 55 R.B. to E.B.B. Tuesday Morning Greg Giordano
00:04:43
Play 56 E.B.B. to R.B. Wednesday - Thursday Evening. [Post-mark, July 4, 1845] Sonia
00:08:26
Play 57 R.B. to E.B.B. Monday Afternoon. [Post-mark, July 7, 1845] Greg Giordano
00:03:17
Play 58 E.B.B. to R.B. Monday. [Post-mark, July 8, 1845] Sonia
00:03:16
Play 59 R.B. to E.B.B. Wednesday Morning. [Post-mark, July 9, 1845] Greg Giordano
00:03:17
Play 60 E.B.B. to R.B. [Post-mark, July 12, 1845] Sonia
00:04:32
Play 61 R.B. to E.B.B. Sunday Morning. [Post-mark, July 14, 1845] Greg Giordano
00:08:47
Play 62 E.B.B. to R.B. [Post-mark, July 18, 1845] Sonia
00:10:33
Play 63 R.B. to E.B.B. [no date] Greg Giordano
00:04:52
Play 64 E.B.B. to R.B. Monday. [Post-mark, July 21, 1845] Sonia
00:04:31
Play 65 R.B. to E.B.B. Tuesday Morning. [Post-mark, July 22, 1845] Greg Giordano
00:01:15
Play 66 E.B.B. to R.B. [Post-mark, July 25, 1845] Sonia
00:04:18
Play 67 R.B. to E.B.B. Friday Morning. [Post-mark, July 25, 1845] Greg Giordano
00:05:49
Play 68 E.B.B. to R.B. Saturday. [Post-mark, July 28, 1845] Sonia
00:04:51
Play 69 R.B. to E.B.B. [Post-mark, July 28, 1845] Greg Giordano
00:01:07
Play 70 R.B. to E.B.B. Thursday [Post-mark, July 31, 1845] Greg Giordano
00:01:33
Play 71 E.B.B. to R.B. Thursday. [Post-mark, August 2, 1845] Sonia
00:06:38
Play 72 R.B. to E.B.B. Sunday Evening. [Post-mark, August 4, 1845] Greg Giordano
00:07:58
Play 73 E.B.B. to R.B. [Post-mark, August 8, 1845] Sonia
00:04:28
Play 74 R.B. to E.B.B. Friday Afternoon. [Post-mark, August 8, 1845] Greg Giordano
00:02:39
Play 75 E.B.B. to R.B. Friday [Post-mark, August 8, 1845] Sonia
00:01:59
Play 76 R.B. to E.B.B. Sunday Afternoon. [Post-mark, August 11, 1845] Greg Giordano
00:07:19
Play 77 E.B.B. to R.B. [Post-mark, August 11, 1845] Sonia
00:05:51
Play 78 R.B. to E.B.B. Tuesday Evening. [Post-mark, August 13, 1845] Greg Giordano
00:02:04
Play 79 E.B.B. to R.B. [Post-mark, August 13, 1845] Sonia
00:04:13
Play 80 R.B. to E.B.B. Friday Morning. [Post-mark, August 15, 1845] Greg Giordano
00:07:29
Play 81 E.B.B. to R.B. Saturday. [Post-mark, August 16, 1845] Sonia
00:04:27
Play 82 E.B.B. to R.B. Sunday. [Post-mark, August 18, 1845] Sonia
00:01:15
Play 83 R.B. to E.B.B. Monday, 7 p.m. [Post-mark, August 19, 1845] Greg Giordano
00:01:07
Play 84 E.B.B. to R.B. Tuesday. [Post-mark, August 20, 1845] Sonia
00:05:22
Play 85 R.B. to E.B.B. Wednesday Morning. [Post-mark, August 20, 1845] Greg Giordano
00:02:04
Play 86 R.B. to E.B.B. Thursday, 7 o'clock. [Post-mark, August 21, 1845] Greg Giordano
00:05:34
Play 87 E.B.B. to R.B. Wednesday. [Post-mark, August 25, 1845] Sonia
00:13:44
Play 88 R.B. to E.B.B. Wednesday Morning. [Post-mark, August 27, 1845] Greg Giordano
00:01:46
Play 89 E.B.B. to R.B. Wednesday Morning. [Post-mark, August 27, 1845] Sonia
00:03:07
Play 90 E.B.B. to R.B. Friday Evening. [Post-mark, August 30, 1845] Sonia
00:01:49
Play 91 R.B. to E.B.B. [Post-mark, August 30, 1845] Greg Giordano
00:01:10
Play 92 R.B. to E.B.B. [Post-mark, August 30, 1845] Greg Giordano
00:04:16
Play 93 E.B.B. to R.B. Sunday. [Post-mark, August 31, 1845] Sonia
00:07:21
Play 94 R.B. to E.B.B. Tuesday Evening. [Post-mark, September 3, 1845] Greg Giordano
00:01:26
Play 95 R.B. to E.B.B. Tuesday Night. [Post-mark, September 3, 1845] Greg Giordano
00:01:04
Play 96 E.B.B. to R.B. [Post-mark, September 4, 1845] Sonia
00:03:31
Play 97 R.B. to E.B.B. Friday Afternoon. [Post-mark, September 5, 1845] Greg Giordano
00:02:54
Play 98 E.B.B. to R.B. Saturday. [Post-mark, September 8, 1845] Sonia
00:02:19
Play 99 E.B.B. to R.B. Tuesday. [Post-mark, September 9, 1845] Sonia
00:08:37
Play 100 R.B. to E.B.B. Thursday Morning. [Post-mark, September 11, 1845] Greg Giordano
00:05:44
Play 101 E.B.B. to R.B. Thursday. [Post-mark, September 11, 1845] Sonia
00:00:50
Play 102 R.B. to E.B.B. Saturday Morning. [Post-mark, September 13, 1845] Greg Giordano
00:10:21
Play 103 E.B.B. to R.B. [Post-mark, September 16, 1845] Sonia
00:07:03
Play 104 R.B. to E.B.B. [Post-mark, September 17, 1845] Greg Giordano
00:13:27
Play 105 E.B.B. to R.B. Wednesday Morning. [Post-mark, September 17, 1845] Sonia
00:02:38
Play 106 E.B.B. to R.B. Wednesday Evening. [Post-mark, September 18, 1845] Sonia
00:03:34
Play 107 R.B. to E.B.B. [Post-mark, September 18, 1845] Greg Giordano
00:01:31
Play 108 E.B.B. to R.B. Wednesday. [Post-mark, September 18, 1845] Sonia
00:01:46
Play 109 R.B. to E.B.B. Thursday Morning. [Post-mark, September 18, 1845] Greg Giordano
00:03:52
Play 110 E.B.B. to R.B. Friday Morning. [Post-mark, September 19, 1845] Sonia
00:01:25
Play 111 E.B.B. to R.B. [Post-mark, September 24, 1845] Sonia
00:02:54
Play 112 R.B. to E.B.B. Wednesday Evening. [Post-mark, September 25, 1845] Greg Giordano
00:03:47
Play 113 E.B.B. to R.B. [Post-mark, September 25, 1845] Sonia
00:03:55
Play 114 R.B. to E.B.B. [Post-mark, September 25, 1845] Greg Giordano
00:08:34
Play 115 E.B.B. to R.B. Friday Evening. [Post-mark, September 27, 1845] Sonia
00:03:39
Play 116 R.B. to E.B.B. [Post-mark, September 27, 1845] Greg Giordano
00:01:29
Play 117 E.B.B. to R.B. [Post-mark, September 29, 1845] Sonia
00:01:57
Play 118 E.B.B. to R.B. Wednesday. [Post-mark, October 1, 1845] Sonia
00:03:33
Play 119 R.B. to E.B.B. Thursday. [Post-mark, October 2, 1845] Greg Giordano
00:04:00
Play 120 E.B.B. to R.B. Saturday. [Post-mark, October 6, 1845] Sonia
00:02:57
Play 121 R.B. to E.B.B. Monday Morning. [Post-mark, October 6, 1845] Greg Giordano
00:02:32
Play 122 E.B.B. to R.B. [Post-mark, October 7, 1845] Sonia
00:01:42
Play 123 R.B. to E.B.B. 12 - Wednesday. [Post-mark, October 8, 1845] Greg Giordano
00:01:42
Play 124 E.B.B. to R.B. Wednesday Evening. [Post-mark, October 8, 1845] Sonia
00:02:52
Play 125 E.B.B. to R.B. [Post-mark, October 11, 1845] Sonia
00:04:12
Play 126 R.B. to E.B.B. Sunday. [Post-mark, October 13, 1845] Greg Giordano
00:07:50
Play 127 E.B.B. to R.B. Saturday. [Post-mark, October 14, 1845] Sonia
00:08:40
Play 128 R.B. to E.B.B. Tuesday Morning. [Post-mark, October 14, 1845] Greg Giordano
00:02:05
Play 129 E.B.B. to R.B. Tuesday. [Post-mark, October 15, 1845] Sonia
00:02:11
Play 130 R.B. to E.B.B. [Post-mark, October 15, 1845] Greg Giordano
00:03:38
Play 131 E.B.B. to R.B. Wednesday. [Post-mark, October 16, 1845] Sonia
00:03:19
Play 132 E.B.B. to R.B. Friday. [Post-mark, October 17, 1845] Sonia
00:03:15
Play 133 R.B. to E.B.B. Saturday. [Post-mark, October 18, 1845] Greg Giordano
00:02:38
Play 134 R.B. to E.B.B. Monday Morning. [In the same envelope with the preceding letter] Beeswaxcandle
00:01:01
Play 135 E.B.B. to R.B. [Post-mark, October 22, 1845] Sonia
00:05:44
Play 136 R.B. to E.B.B. [Post-mark, October 23, 1845] Beeswaxcandle
00:04:59
Play 137 E.B.B. to R.B. [Post-mark, October 24, 1845] Sonia
00:01:36
Play 138 E.B.B. to R.B. [Post-mark, October 25, 1845] Sonia
00:06:45
Play 139 R.B. to E.B.B. [Post-mark, October 27, 1845] Beeswaxcandle
00:03:43
Play 140 R.B. to E.B.B. Tuesday 9 a.m. [In the same envelope with the preceding letter] Beeswaxcandle
00:00:46
Play 141 E.B.B. to R.B. Sonia
00:02:25
Play 142 R.B. to E.B.B. Wednesday Night. [Post-mark, October 30, 1845] Beeswaxcandle
00:02:55
Play 143 E.B.B. to R.B. [Post-mark, November 1, 1845] Sonia
00:05:07
Play 144 R.B. to E.B.B. Tuesday. [Post-mark, November 4, 1845] Beeswaxcandle
00:01:37
Play 145 E.B.B. to R.B. Wednesday. [Post-mark, November 6, 1845] Sonia
00:02:49
Play 146 R.B. to E.B.B. Beeswaxcandle
00:01:33
Play 147 E.B.B. to R.B. Thursday Evening. [Post-mark, November 7, 1845] Sonia
00:04:27
Play 148 R.B. to E.B.B. Sunday Evening. [Post-mark, November 10, 1845] Beeswaxcandle
00:04:42
Play 149 E.B.B. to R.B. Monday. [Post-mark, November 11, 1845] Sonia
00:05:33
Play 150 E.B.B. to R.B. Two letters in one - Wednesday. [Post-mark, November 15, 1845] Sonia
00:10:02
Play 151 R.B. to E.B.B. Sunday Morning. [Post-mark, November 17, 1845] Beeswaxcandle
00:09:50
Play 152 E.B.B. to R.B. Monday. [Post-mark, November 18, 1845] Sonia
00:06:27
Play 153 R.B. to E.B.B. Thursday Morning Beeswaxcandle
00:02:33
Play 154 E.B.B. to R.B. Thursday. [Post-mark, November 21, 1845] Sonia
00:09:09
Play 155 R.B. to E.B.B. Friday Night. [Post-mark, November 22, 1845] Beeswaxcandle
00:05:20
Play 156 E.B.B. to R.B. Saturday. [Post-mark, November 22, 1845] Sonia
00:04:47
Play 157 R.B. to E.B.B. Sunday Night. [Post-mark, November 24, 1845] Beeswaxcandle
00:05:39
Play 158 E.B.B. to R.B. Monday. [Post-mark, November 24, 1845] Sonia
00:03:59
Play 159 R.B. to E.B.B. Thursday Morning. [Post-mark, November 27, 1845] Beeswaxcandle
00:01:50
Play 160 E.B.B. to R.B. Monday. [Post-mark, November 27, 1845] Sonia
00:06:52
Play 161 R.B. to E.B.B. [Post-mark, November 28, 1845] Beeswaxcandle
00:03:45
Play 162 E.B.B. to R.B. Friday. [Post-mark, December 1, 1845] Sonia
00:06:10
Play 163 E.B.B. to R.B. Saturday Evening Sonia
00:02:46
Play 164 R.B. to E.B.B. Tuesday. [Post-mark, December 2, 1845] Beeswaxcandle
00:01:32
Play 165 R.B. to E.B.B. [Post-mark, December 3, 1845] Beeswaxcandle
00:03:32
Play 166 E.B.B. to R.B. Tuesday Evening. [Post-mark, December 4, 1845] Sonia
00:04:37
Play 167 E.B.B. to R.B. [Post-mark, December 4, 1845] Sonia
00:06:48
Play 168 R.B. to E.B.B. Sunday Night. [Post-mark, December 8, 1845] Beeswaxcandle
00:04:23
Play 169 E.B.B. to R.B. Sunday. [Post-mark, December 8, 1845] Sonia
00:08:09
Play 170 R.B. to E.B.B. Tuesday Morning. [Post-mark, December 9, 1845] Beeswaxcandle
00:06:32
Play 171 E.B.B. to R.B. Tuesday Evening. [Post-mark, December 10, 1845] Sonia
00:04:42
Play 172 R.B. to E.B.B. Friday. [Post-mark, December 12, 1845] Beeswaxcandle
00:02:37
Play 173 E.B.B. to R.B. Friday. [Post-mark, December 13, 1845] Sonia
00:07:45
Play 174 R.B. to E.B.B. Monday Morning. [Post-mark, December 15, 1845] Beeswaxcandle
00:02:13
Play 175 E.B.B. to R.B. Monday. [Post-mark, December 16, 1845] Sonia
00:03:47
Play 176 E.B.B. to R.B. Tuesday evening. [Post-mark, December 17, 1845] Sonia
00:00:56
Play 177 R.B. to E.B.B. Friday Morning. [Post-mark, December 19, 1845] Beeswaxcandle
00:06:26
Play 178 E.B.B. to R.B. Thursday Evening. [Post-mark, December 20, 1845] Sonia
00:08:50
Play 179 R.B. to E.B.B. Saturday. [Post-mark, December 20, 1845] Beeswaxcandle
00:02:28
Play 180 E.B.B. to R.B. Saturday. [Post-mark, December 20, 1845] Sonia
00:05:17
Play 181 R.B. to E.B.B. Sunday Night. [Post-mark, December 22, 1845] Beeswaxcandle
00:09:48
Play 182 E.B.B. to R.B. Sunday Night. [Post-mark, December 24, 1845] Sonia
00:12:38
Play 183 R.B. to E.B.B. 25th Dec. [1845] Beeswaxcandle
00:04:57
Play 184 R.B. to E.B.B. Saturday, 4 p.m. [Post-mark, December 27, 1845] Beeswaxcandle
00:01:38
Play 185 E.B.B. to R.B. Saturday. [Post-mark, December 27, 1845] Sonia
00:04:17
Play 186 E.B.B. to R.B. Tuesday. [Post-mark, December 30, 1845] Sonia
00:07:23
Play 187 R.B. to E.B.B. Wednesday, December 31, 1845 Beeswaxcandle
00:06:13