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Letters of Robert Browning and Elizabeth Barrett Barrett, Part 1

Elizabeth Barrett Browning and Robert Browning

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 (14 hr 28 min)

Chapters

R.B. to E.B.B. New Cross, Hatcham, Surrey [Post-mark, January 10, 1845]

4:11

E.B.B. to R.B. 50 Wimpole Street: Jan. 11, 1845

4:36

R.B. to E.B.B. New Cross, Hatcham, Surrey. Jan. 13, 1845

5:50

E.B.B. to R.B. 50 Wimpole Street: Jan. 15, 1845

5:57

R.B. to E.B.B. New Cross, Hatcham, Monday night. [Post-mark, January 28, 1845]

5:20

E.B.B. to R.B. 50 Wimpole Street: Feb. 3, 1845

9:51

R.B. to E.B.B. Hatcham, Tuesday. [Post-mark, February 11, 1845]

12:30

E.B.B. to R.B. 50 Wimpole Street: February 17, 1845

13:06

R.B. to E.B.B. Wednesday morning - Spring! [Post-mark, February 26, 1845]

9:38

E.B.B. to R.B. 50 Wimpole Street: Feb. 27, 1845

8:37

R.B. to E.B.B. Saturday Night, March 1 [1845]

4:30

E.B.B. to R.B. March 5, 1845

5:39

R.B. to E.B.B. Tuesday Morning. [Post-mark, March 12, 1845]

11:20

E.B.B. to R.B. 50 Wimpole Street: March 20, 1845

9:48

R.B. to E.B.B. Monday Morning. [Post-mark, March 31, 1845]

3:40

R.B. to E.B.B. Tuesday Night. [Post-mark, April 16, 1845]

4:40

E.B.B. to R.B. Tuesday Morning. [Post-mark, April 18, 1845]

4:28

R.B. to E.B.B. Wednesday Morning. [Post-mark, April 30, 1845]

5:17

E.B.B. to R.B. Thursday. [Post-mark, May 2, 1845]

3:39

R.B. to E.B.B. Saturday Morning. [Post-mark, May 3, 1845]

11:53

E.B.B. to R.B. Monday - and Tuesday. [Post-mark, May 6, 1845]

8:05

E.B.B. to R.B. Sunday - in the last hour of it. [Post-mark, May 12, 1845]

1:20

R.B. to E.B.B. Monday. [Post-mark, May 12, 1845]

2:39

R.B. to E.B.B. Tuesday. [Post-mark, May 13, 1845]

4:44

E.B.B. to R.B. Thursday. [Post-mark, May 16, 1845]

6:59

R.B. to E.B.B. Friday Night. [Post-mark, May 17, 1845]

3:39

E.B.B. to R.B. Saturday. [Post-mark, May 17, 1845]

3:07

R.B. to E.B.B. Tuesday Evening. [Post-mark, May 21, 1845]

1:46

E.B.B. to R.B. Wednesday Morning. [Post-mark, May 22, 1845]

2:42

E.B.B. to R.B. Friday Evening. [Post-mark, May 24, 1845]

4:37

R.B. to E.B.B. Saturday Morning. [Post-mark, May 24, 1845]

11:46

E.B.B. to R.B. Sunday. [May 25, 1845]

6:56

R.B. to E.B.B. [Post-mark, May 26, 1845]

2:06

E.B.B. to R.B. Monday Morning. [Post-mark, May 27, 1845]

3:16

R.B. to E.B.B. [Post-mark, May 28, 1845]

2:42

E.B.B. to R.B. Friday Morning. [Post-mark, May 30, 1845]

1:40

E.B.B. to R.B. Friday Morning. [Post-mark, June 7, 1845]

10:22

R.B. to E.B.B. Saturday Morning. [Post-mark, June 7, 1845]

2:26

R.B. to E.B.B. [Post-mark, June 9, 1845]

5:01

E.B.B. to R.B. Tuesday Morning. [Post-mark, June 10, 1845]

3:08

E.B.B. to R.B. Friday. [Post-mark, June 14, 1845]

3:02

R.B. to E.B.B. [Post-mark, June 14, 1845]

4:00

E.B.B. to R.B. Monday. [Post-mark, June 17, 1845]

4:41

R.B. to E.B.B. Thursday Morning. [Post-mark, June 19, 1845]

1:46

E.B.B. to R.B. Thursday Evening. [Post-mark, June 20, 1845]

3:34

R.B. to E.B.B. Sunday Afternoon. [Post-mark, June 23, 1845]

2:52

E.B.B. to R.B. Monday. [Post-mark, June 24, 1845]

6:01

R.B. to E.B.B. Tuesday Morning. [Post-mark, June 24, 1845]

2:03

E.B.B. to R.B. Tuesday Evening. [Post-mark, June 25, 1845]

2:37

R.B. to E.B.B. 12. Wednesday. [Post-mark, June 25, 1845]

1:01

E.B.B. to R.B. Thursday Evening. [Post-mark, June 27, 1845]

0:55

R.B. to E.B.B. Friday Morning. [Post-mark, June 27, 1845]

1:44

E.B.B. to R.B. Friday Evening. [Post-mark, June 28, 1845]

1:19

E.B.B. to R.B. Monday. [June 30, 1845]

3:20

R.B. to E.B.B. Tuesday Morning

4:43

E.B.B. to R.B. Wednesday - Thursday Evening. [Post-mark, July 4, 1845]

8:26

R.B. to E.B.B. Monday Afternoon. [Post-mark, July 7, 1845]

3:17

E.B.B. to R.B. Monday. [Post-mark, July 8, 1845]

3:16

R.B. to E.B.B. Wednesday Morning. [Post-mark, July 9, 1845]

3:17

E.B.B. to R.B. [Post-mark, July 12, 1845]

4:32

R.B. to E.B.B. Sunday Morning. [Post-mark, July 14, 1845]

8:47

E.B.B. to R.B. [Post-mark, July 18, 1845]

10:33

R.B. to E.B.B. [no date]

4:52

E.B.B. to R.B. Monday. [Post-mark, July 21, 1845]

4:31

R.B. to E.B.B. Tuesday Morning. [Post-mark, July 22, 1845]

1:15

E.B.B. to R.B. [Post-mark, July 25, 1845]

4:18

R.B. to E.B.B. Friday Morning. [Post-mark, July 25, 1845]

5:49

E.B.B. to R.B. Saturday. [Post-mark, July 28, 1845]

4:51

R.B. to E.B.B. [Post-mark, July 28, 1845]

1:07

R.B. to E.B.B. Thursday [Post-mark, July 31, 1845]

1:33

E.B.B. to R.B. Thursday. [Post-mark, August 2, 1845]

6:38

R.B. to E.B.B. Sunday Evening. [Post-mark, August 4, 1845]

7:58

E.B.B. to R.B. [Post-mark, August 8, 1845]

4:28

R.B. to E.B.B. Friday Afternoon. [Post-mark, August 8, 1845]

2:39

E.B.B. to R.B. Friday [Post-mark, August 8, 1845]

1:59

R.B. to E.B.B. Sunday Afternoon. [Post-mark, August 11, 1845]

7:19

E.B.B. to R.B. [Post-mark, August 11, 1845]

5:51

R.B. to E.B.B. Tuesday Evening. [Post-mark, August 13, 1845]

2:04

E.B.B. to R.B. [Post-mark, August 13, 1845]

4:13

R.B. to E.B.B. Friday Morning. [Post-mark, August 15, 1845]

7:29

E.B.B. to R.B. Saturday. [Post-mark, August 16, 1845]

4:27

E.B.B. to R.B. Sunday. [Post-mark, August 18, 1845]

1:15

R.B. to E.B.B. Monday, 7 p.m. [Post-mark, August 19, 1845]

1:07

E.B.B. to R.B. Tuesday. [Post-mark, August 20, 1845]

5:22

R.B. to E.B.B. Wednesday Morning. [Post-mark, August 20, 1845]

2:04

R.B. to E.B.B. Thursday, 7 o'clock. [Post-mark, August 21, 1845]

5:34

E.B.B. to R.B. Wednesday. [Post-mark, August 25, 1845]

13:44

R.B. to E.B.B. Wednesday Morning. [Post-mark, August 27, 1845]

1:46

E.B.B. to R.B. Wednesday Morning. [Post-mark, August 27, 1845]

3:07

E.B.B. to R.B. Friday Evening. [Post-mark, August 30, 1845]

1:49

R.B. to E.B.B. [Post-mark, August 30, 1845]

1:10

R.B. to E.B.B. [Post-mark, August 30, 1845]

4:16

E.B.B. to R.B. Sunday. [Post-mark, August 31, 1845]

7:21

R.B. to E.B.B. Tuesday Evening. [Post-mark, September 3, 1845]

1:26

R.B. to E.B.B. Tuesday Night. [Post-mark, September 3, 1845]

1:04

E.B.B. to R.B. [Post-mark, September 4, 1845]

3:31

R.B. to E.B.B. Friday Afternoon. [Post-mark, September 5, 1845]

2:54

E.B.B. to R.B. Saturday. [Post-mark, September 8, 1845]

2:19

E.B.B. to R.B. Tuesday. [Post-mark, September 9, 1845]

8:37

R.B. to E.B.B. Thursday Morning. [Post-mark, September 11, 1845]

5:44

E.B.B. to R.B. Thursday. [Post-mark, September 11, 1845]

0:50

R.B. to E.B.B. Saturday Morning. [Post-mark, September 13, 1845]

10:21

E.B.B. to R.B. [Post-mark, September 16, 1845]

7:03

R.B. to E.B.B. [Post-mark, September 17, 1845]

13:27

E.B.B. to R.B. Wednesday Morning. [Post-mark, September 17, 1845]

2:38

E.B.B. to R.B. Wednesday Evening. [Post-mark, September 18, 1845]

3:34

R.B. to E.B.B. [Post-mark, September 18, 1845]

1:31

E.B.B. to R.B. Wednesday. [Post-mark, September 18, 1845]

1:46

R.B. to E.B.B. Thursday Morning. [Post-mark, September 18, 1845]

3:52

E.B.B. to R.B. Friday Morning. [Post-mark, September 19, 1845]

1:25

E.B.B. to R.B. [Post-mark, September 24, 1845]

2:54

R.B. to E.B.B. Wednesday Evening. [Post-mark, September 25, 1845]

3:47

E.B.B. to R.B. [Post-mark, September 25, 1845]

3:55

R.B. to E.B.B. [Post-mark, September 25, 1845]

8:34

E.B.B. to R.B. Friday Evening. [Post-mark, September 27, 1845]

3:39

R.B. to E.B.B. [Post-mark, September 27, 1845]

1:29

E.B.B. to R.B. [Post-mark, September 29, 1845]

1:57

E.B.B. to R.B. Wednesday. [Post-mark, October 1, 1845]

3:33

R.B. to E.B.B. Thursday. [Post-mark, October 2, 1845]

4:00

E.B.B. to R.B. Saturday. [Post-mark, October 6, 1845]

2:57

R.B. to E.B.B. Monday Morning. [Post-mark, October 6, 1845]

2:32

E.B.B. to R.B. [Post-mark, October 7, 1845]

1:42

R.B. to E.B.B. 12 - Wednesday. [Post-mark, October 8, 1845]

1:42

E.B.B. to R.B. Wednesday Evening. [Post-mark, October 8, 1845]

2:52

E.B.B. to R.B. [Post-mark, October 11, 1845]

4:12

R.B. to E.B.B. Sunday. [Post-mark, October 13, 1845]

7:50

E.B.B. to R.B. Saturday. [Post-mark, October 14, 1845]

8:40

R.B. to E.B.B. Tuesday Morning. [Post-mark, October 14, 1845]

2:05

E.B.B. to R.B. Tuesday. [Post-mark, October 15, 1845]

2:11

R.B. to E.B.B. [Post-mark, October 15, 1845]

3:38

E.B.B. to R.B. Wednesday. [Post-mark, October 16, 1845]

3:19

E.B.B. to R.B. Friday. [Post-mark, October 17, 1845]

3:15

R.B. to E.B.B. Saturday. [Post-mark, October 18, 1845]

2:38

R.B. to E.B.B. Monday Morning. [In the same envelope with the preceding letter]

1:01

E.B.B. to R.B. [Post-mark, October 22, 1845]

5:44

R.B. to E.B.B. [Post-mark, October 23, 1845]

4:59

E.B.B. to R.B. [Post-mark, October 24, 1845]

1:36

E.B.B. to R.B. [Post-mark, October 25, 1845]

6:45

R.B. to E.B.B. [Post-mark, October 27, 1845]

3:43

R.B. to E.B.B. Tuesday 9 a.m. [In the same envelope with the preceding letter]

0:46

2:25

R.B. to E.B.B. Wednesday Night. [Post-mark, October 30, 1845]

2:55

E.B.B. to R.B. [Post-mark, November 1, 1845]

5:07

R.B. to E.B.B. Tuesday. [Post-mark, November 4, 1845]

1:37

E.B.B. to R.B. Wednesday. [Post-mark, November 6, 1845]

2:49

1:33

E.B.B. to R.B. Thursday Evening. [Post-mark, November 7, 1845]

4:27

R.B. to E.B.B. Sunday Evening. [Post-mark, November 10, 1845]

4:42

E.B.B. to R.B. Monday. [Post-mark, November 11, 1845]

5:33

E.B.B. to R.B. Two letters in one - Wednesday. [Post-mark, November 15, 1845]

10:02

R.B. to E.B.B. Sunday Morning. [Post-mark, November 17, 1845]

9:50

E.B.B. to R.B. Monday. [Post-mark, November 18, 1845]

6:27

R.B. to E.B.B. Thursday Morning

2:33

E.B.B. to R.B. Thursday. [Post-mark, November 21, 1845]

9:09

R.B. to E.B.B. Friday Night. [Post-mark, November 22, 1845]

5:20

E.B.B. to R.B. Saturday. [Post-mark, November 22, 1845]

4:47

R.B. to E.B.B. Sunday Night. [Post-mark, November 24, 1845]

5:39

E.B.B. to R.B. Monday. [Post-mark, November 24, 1845]

3:59

R.B. to E.B.B. Thursday Morning. [Post-mark, November 27, 1845]

1:50

E.B.B. to R.B. Monday. [Post-mark, November 27, 1845]

6:52

R.B. to E.B.B. [Post-mark, November 28, 1845]

3:45

E.B.B. to R.B. Friday. [Post-mark, December 1, 1845]

6:10

E.B.B. to R.B. Saturday Evening

2:46

R.B. to E.B.B. Tuesday. [Post-mark, December 2, 1845]

1:32

R.B. to E.B.B. [Post-mark, December 3, 1845]

3:32

E.B.B. to R.B. Tuesday Evening. [Post-mark, December 4, 1845]

4:37

E.B.B. to R.B. [Post-mark, December 4, 1845]

6:48

R.B. to E.B.B. Sunday Night. [Post-mark, December 8, 1845]

4:23

E.B.B. to R.B. Sunday. [Post-mark, December 8, 1845]

8:09

R.B. to E.B.B. Tuesday Morning. [Post-mark, December 9, 1845]

6:32

E.B.B. to R.B. Tuesday Evening. [Post-mark, December 10, 1845]

4:42

R.B. to E.B.B. Friday. [Post-mark, December 12, 1845]

2:37

E.B.B. to R.B. Friday. [Post-mark, December 13, 1845]

7:45

R.B. to E.B.B. Monday Morning. [Post-mark, December 15, 1845]

2:13

E.B.B. to R.B. Monday. [Post-mark, December 16, 1845]

3:47

E.B.B. to R.B. Tuesday evening. [Post-mark, December 17, 1845]

0:56

R.B. to E.B.B. Friday Morning. [Post-mark, December 19, 1845]

6:26

E.B.B. to R.B. Thursday Evening. [Post-mark, December 20, 1845]

8:50

R.B. to E.B.B. Saturday. [Post-mark, December 20, 1845]

2:28

E.B.B. to R.B. Saturday. [Post-mark, December 20, 1845]

5:17

R.B. to E.B.B. Sunday Night. [Post-mark, December 22, 1845]

9:48

E.B.B. to R.B. Sunday Night. [Post-mark, December 24, 1845]

12:38

R.B. to E.B.B. 25th Dec. [1845]

4:57

R.B. to E.B.B. Saturday, 4 p.m. [Post-mark, December 27, 1845]

1:38

E.B.B. to R.B. Saturday. [Post-mark, December 27, 1845]

4:17

E.B.B. to R.B. Tuesday. [Post-mark, December 30, 1845]

7:23

R.B. to E.B.B. Wednesday, December 31, 1845

6:13