Aurora Leigh

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Elizabeth Barrett Browning’s classic poem, read by Diana Quick.Written in blank verse, Aurora Leigh is Browning’s self-styled ‘novel in verse’, a first-person narration of the live s of Marian Erle and the eponymous Aurora. Travelling across Florence, London, and Paris, and playing off the works of Anne Louise Germaine de Staël and George Sand, Aurora Leigh is one of the greatest poems of the nineteenth century.The top quality of Browning's work is evident in the vivid descriptions of Florence, London, and Paris. The best of her poetic prowess is showcased in the intricate narrative of Marian Erle and Aurora Leigh.For fans of Baron Alfred Tennyson Tennyson (Idylls of the King), Elaine Showalter (Daughters Of Decadence), General Press (The War of the Worlds), Laglace Classic Publisher (20,000 Leagues Under the Sea Annotated), and American Renaissance Books (Adventures of Huckleberry Finn). Show more