Sonnets from the Portuguese – Elizabeth Barrett Browning by Elizabeth Barrett Browning

"How do I love thee? Let me count the ways."

This sequence of 44 sonnets chronicles the courtship between Elizabeth Barrett and Robert Browning. She traces her emotional journey from the loneliness and invalidism of her early life to the disbelief and overwhelming joy of being loved. She gives the poems to her husband as a gift, disguising them as a translation to hide their personal nature.

These are among the most famous love poems ever written. They are a moving testament to the transformative power of love, written with a sincerity and passion that made Elizabeth Barrett Browning one of the most popular poets of her age.