{"product_id":"elizabeth-barrett-browning-much-loved-poems-from-one-of-the-greatest-romantic-poets-9781399614085","title":"Elizabeth Barrett Browning: Much-Loved Poems from One of the Greatest Romantic Poets","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'How do I love thee? Let me count the ways'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eElizabeth Barrett Browning was a poet of passion, wit and conscience. She was also a woman who wrote to speak the truth about everything she knew - and she knew just what it was like to be a thinking woman in a society that wanted women to be weak. The eldest of twelve children, she wrote poetry from the age of eleven, and became a highly successful poet in her lifetime - and remains very much loved today. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eShe was also a strong advocate for human rights, campaigning to abolish slavery and child labour, and her three-part poem \u003ci\u003eA Curse for a Nation\u003c\/i\u003e is a powerful polemic against the slave trade. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'I heard an angel speak last night, and he said \"write! Write a nation's curse for me, and send it over the western sea\" '\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Elizabeth Barrett Browning\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e George Weidenfeld \u0026amp; Nicholson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/20\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 128\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.17lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.72h x 5.04w x 0.47d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781399614085","brand":"George Weidenfeld \u0026 Nicholson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42713338445961,"sku":"9781399614085","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_071c4e2d-da50-4f70-8df5-59453752ef2f.jpg?v=1719609033","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/elizabeth-barrett-browning-much-loved-poems-from-one-of-the-greatest-romantic-poets-9781399614085","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}