The Ring and the Book
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Book Description
In June, 1860, Browning purchased an "old yellow book" from a bookstall in Florence. The book contained legal briefs, pamphlets, and letters relating to a case that had been tried in 1698 involving a child bride, a disguised priest, a triple murder, four hangings and the beheading of a nobleman. Browning resolved to use it as the source for a poem. The result, The Ring and the Book, is certainly o... More
Book Information
Publisher | Broadview Press |
Binding | Paperback (106 editions) |
Reading Level | Uncategorized |
# of Pages | 824 |
ISBN-10 | 1551113724 |
ISBN-13 | 978-1551113722 |
Publication Date | 03/05/2001 |
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