Robert Browning - My Last Duchess and Other Poems

Pros: Very interesting reading; a good example of Victorian poetry

Cons: May seem a bit archaic and out of touch with modern ideas.

The Bottom Line: A good collection of Robert Browning's poetry. Try also his wife's work, Elizabeth Browning, for a good example of Victorian poetry.

Review: Robert Browning is THE Victorian poet. This book pretty much sums up his literary canon, with My Last Duchess as a fairly accurate summation of the bulk of his poetry. As many poets of this period, Browning wrote about nature a great deal, as ...