The Barretts of Wimpole Street

by Rudolf Besier · 1930

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A family chronicle based on two romances—that of Elizabeth Barrett and Robert Browning and that of her sister and a soldier.

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historical fictionhistorical fictionMore like thisLess of thisliterary fictionliterary fictionMore like thisLess of thisromanceromanceMore like thisLess of this
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theatretheatreMore like thisLess of this
Setting
EnglandEnglandMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
short · 112 pages
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