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Runaway Slave at Pilgrim's Point and Selected Other Poems

Elizabeth Barrett Browning was born in County Durham, England in 1806. From the age of 15 she suffered a series of debilitating illnesses. Her book of "Poems" published in 1844 attracted the attention of Robert Browning, leading to their courtship, marriage and elopement to Italy where she lived for the rest of her life. She died in Florence in 1861. She was a campaigner for the abolition of slavery despite both her parents' families having financial interests in plantations in the West Indies. Her poem "The Runaway Slave at Pilgrim's Point" was an attempt to make people in England and America more aware of the cruelty of slavery as it affected a young slave woman.. (Summary by Alan Mapstone)

Year of Publication: 1862Genres: Lyric

Running Time: 01 hour 23 minutes 36 seconds

#	Chapter Name
1	The Runaway Slave at Pilgrim's Point Alan Mapstone	16:45
2	The Young Queen Alan Mapstone	4:51
3	Victoria's Tears Alan Mapstone	3:45
4	A Sabbath Morning at Sea Alan Mapstone	5:03
5	To Bettine Alan Mapstone	3:50
6	A Child's Grave at Florence Alan Mapstone	8:19
7	The Sea-Mew Alan Mapstone	3:21
8	Cowper's Grave Alan Mapstone	6:28
9	To Flush, my Dog Alan Mapstone	6:37
10	SONNETS: On a Portrait of Wordsworth Alan Mapstone	1:38
11	Flush or Faunus Alan Mapstone	1:33
12	To George Sand - A Desire Alan Mapstone	1:38
13	To George Sand - A Recognition Alan Mapstone	1:34
14	The Prisoner Alan Mapstone	1:35
15	Mountaineer and Poet Alan Mapstone	1:30
16	The Poet Alan Mapstone	1:28
17	PARAPHRASES: Marriage of Psyche and Cupid (on Apuleius) Alan Mapstone	3:00
18	The Daughters of Pandarus (on Homer) Alan Mapstone	3:25
19	Ode to the Swallow (on Anacreon) Alan Mapstone	1:34
20	Paraphrases on Heine Alan Mapstone	5:42