On March 6th, 1806, Elizabeth was born at Coxhoe Hall, County Durham, England. She was the daughter of Mary Graham Clark and Edward Moulton Barrett, and the oldest of 12 children.
When she was 14 years old, her father privately published her poem The Battle of Marathon.
She was diagnosed with Tuberculosis at age 15, causing her spinal damage and a year sick in bed.
Her poem The Rose and Zephyr was published in the Literary Gazette in 1825.
Elizabeth finally gained publicity in 1838, when her work The Seraphim was published. Many people read and appreciated her work, and she was complimented.
Her closest brother, 'Bro', died in 1840, causing her much grief and depression.
She met Robert Browning, one of her favorite poets, and the two fell in love and married in 1846, moving to Italy right away.
In 1847, her best-known work, Sonnets from the Portuguese, was published.
At age 43, she had a son and named him Pen. He brought much joy into her life.
On June 29th, 1861, she died in Italy, age 55.
When she was 14 years old, her father privately published her poem The Battle of Marathon.
She was diagnosed with Tuberculosis at age 15, causing her spinal damage and a year sick in bed.
Her poem The Rose and Zephyr was published in the Literary Gazette in 1825.
Elizabeth finally gained publicity in 1838, when her work The Seraphim was published. Many people read and appreciated her work, and she was complimented.
Her closest brother, 'Bro', died in 1840, causing her much grief and depression.
She met Robert Browning, one of her favorite poets, and the two fell in love and married in 1846, moving to Italy right away.
In 1847, her best-known work, Sonnets from the Portuguese, was published.
At age 43, she had a son and named him Pen. He brought much joy into her life.
On June 29th, 1861, she died in Italy, age 55.