Robert Browning
by G. K. Chesterton
Chesterton notes that it is fashionable to brag about not being able to understand Browning, but in this fascinating literary biography he reveals how Browning "combines the greatest brain with the simplest temperament." This is a multifaceted biography and critique of Browning's work. Chesterton takes us from his early life to his first poems and shows how his life influenced his work to create a biography with great depth and precision.
