Robert Browning's life

Robert Browning was born in 1812 at Camberwell, Surrey, England. His father was a bank clerk and thanks to his collection of books, Robert Browning had an unlimited access to many works. He began to write early and learned different languages such as Latin, Greek and French. In 1833, he published his first major work, Pauline, anonymously.

In 1844, he read Elizabeth Barrett's poems and began to correspond with her. He met her a few months after. They eloped and got married in 1846. Robert Browning moved with her in Florence, Italy, and they had a son, Robert Wideman Browning. There, he published in 1849 his Collected Poems and Men and Women in 1855.

After the death of his wife in 1861, Robert Browning moved to London with his son. He published Dramatis Personae in 1864 and The Ring and the Book. He is notably remembered for his use of the dramatic monologue and is often compared to Alfred Lord Tennyson, even if their styles are different.
Robert Browning died in 1889 in Venice and was burried at Westminster Abbey.