The Victorian Period started in 1832. There was a husband and wife duo of writers during this time. Their names were Elizabeth Barrett and Robert Browning. They got married in 1846 and during that time she wrote Sonnets from the Portuguese as well as Sonnet 43 which we covered in class. He wrote a poem named Porphyria's Lover.
Another writer that we covered in class was Alfred, Lord Tennyson. He became the poet laureate in 1850. The poet laureate is an honor, which names a person the best poet of their time. He wrote Tears, Idle Tears, The Eagle: A Fragment, and The Lady of Shalott,…
