1742580342000 1718032092000 Standard Record object-110010279 1747160955966 1721908750000 1747159409017 adlib fitz-online adlib-object-110010279 https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/110010279 85b17ae7-fe2f-3377-a262-2d5d4778038d 1 person reference agent-189587 adlib-agent-189587 bdb516c5-2fc9-3cc4-9b67-8751f8adffc2 Blagden, Isa person reference agent-209876 adlib-agent-209876 f65db538-749a-31db-a5d0-1d192d2410a3 Trollope, Theodosia Length mm 115 Width mm 51 Envelope Length mm 178 Width mm 135 Leaf 1 Length mm 178 Width mm 135 Leaf 2 Length mm 178 Width mm 135 Leaf 3 content description This is a letter written from Rome, Italy. Barrett Browning comments on both her and Blagden's respective health. Barrett Browning is ‘pretty well again’ despite being ‘weak’ and ‘the world is heavy with me at times’. She gives her views on the Athenæum on Theodosia Trollope. She says she met Madame Swab (‘She lives in England, though originally a German Jewess—and came over to Italy in a flame of enthusiasm’) and describes Swab’s political opinions. She comments on the Italian political situation. She says they have the Atlantic Monthly where there is an amusing article on Keats by Cowden Clarke, a continuation of Harriet Prescott’s “The Professor’s Story”, and an article on Italy which is ‘not always right, but is more clear of prejudices than usual’. She expresses her surprise that Adelaide Procter’s poetry receives ‘so favorable a reception’ despite its weakness. Monckton Milnes she understands is quite aggrieved by this fact as he cannot sell his books, yet concedes that ‘there is goodness & grace’ in what Procter writes. She goes on to say ‘It would, in fact, be horrible for me to be heard nibbling at another woman’s poems. I would as soon that people said I dyed my hair–’. She comments on various publishers and the bringing forth of Blagden's book. Her concluding comments are regarding Dr Grisonowski. This letter has been transcribed in 'The Brownings' Correspondence', vol. 28, pp. 306–311 (Kansas: Wedgestone Press, 2022). It is transcribed online via The Brownings' Correspondence project, numbered 4823. GBR/280/MS.1.R-1917/5/151 1 accession number GBR/280/MS.1.R-1917/5/151 110010279 priref 110010279 old reference no. Browning(EB)/145 old reference no. Browning(EB)/205 uri https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/110010279 https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/110010279 reference agent-149638 adlib-agent-149638 7376d833-d0a7-3be0-916e-9c892b7a24d8 The Fitzwilliam Museum 1861 1861 Feb– 3. [1861] 1861-02-03 reference agent-164438 adlib-agent-164438 134c98ee-69a6-3752-982b-477276489b51 Browning, Elizabeth Barrett MS Letter, Elizabeth Barrett Browning to Isa Blagden object OBJECT