Robert Browning (May 7, 1812 – December 12, 1889) was an English poet and playwright.

Robert Browning was born in Camberwell, England, on May 7, 1812, the first son of Robert and Sarah Wiedemann Browning. His father was a man of fine intellect and equally fine character, who worked as a well-paid clerk in the Bank of England and so managed to amass a library of around 6,000 books — many of them highly obscure and arcane. Thus Robert was raised in a household with good literary resources. His mother, to whom he was ardently attached, was a devout Nonconformist, the daughter of a German shipowner who had settled in Dundee, and was alike intellectually and morally worthy of his affection. The only other member of the family was a younger sister, also highly gifted, who was the sympathetic companion of his later years. They lived simply, but his father encouraged Robert's interest in literature and the arts.

In his childhood he was distinguished by his love of poetry and natural history. At 12 he had written a book of poetry which he destroyed when he could not find a publisher. After being at one or two private schools, and showing an insuperable dislike to school life, he was educated by a tutor.

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RT @mlomb: He who hears music, feels his solitude peopled at once. ~Robert Browning #quote #musicmonday
charlierichmond (Charlie Richmond) Tue, 29 Dec 2009 01:21:49 -0000
RT @mlomb: He who hears music, feels his solitude peopled at once. ~Robert Browning #quote #musicmonday
RT @mlomb: He who hears music, feels his solitude peopled at once. ~Robert Browning #quote #musicmonday
L_Hawkins (Lyle Hawkins) Tue, 29 Dec 2009 01:21:05 -0000
RT @mlomb: He who hears music, feels his solitude peopled at once. ~Robert Browning #quote #musicmonday
He who hears music, feels his solitude peopled at once. ~Robert Browning #quote #musicmonday
mlomb (mlomb) Tue, 29 Dec 2009 01:20:22 -0000
He who hears music, feels his solitude peopled at once. ~Robert Browning #quote #musicmonday
The world has finally accepted, in the words of Robert Browning, that ignorance is not innocent; but sent.
benazirBhutto (Benazir Bhutto) Tue, 29 Dec 2009 00:39:07 -0000
The world has finally accepted, in the words of Robert Browning, that ignorance is not innocent; but sent.
!A man's reach should exceed his grasp.Robert Browning
matchmakerme (Match Maker) Tue, 29 Dec 2009 00:09:23 -0000
!A man's reach should exceed his grasp.Robert Browning
A minute's success pays the failure of years. -Robert Browning #quote
sustainapet (SustainaPet) Mon, 28 Dec 2009 23:41:28 -0000
A minute's success pays the failure of years. -Robert Browning #quote

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