Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog Project Gutenberg 2018-02-21 Public domain in the USA. 1050 Browning, Elizabeth Barrett 1806 1861 Barrett-Browning, Elizabeth Aurora Leigh Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aurora_Leigh Paul Marshall and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "Aurora Leigh" by Elizabeth Barrett Browning is a novel written in the mid-19th century. This work is a unique blend of poetry and narrative that explores themes of gender roles, art, love, and social issues through the eyes of its protagonist, Aurora. The story follows Aurora Leigh as she navigates her identity as a woman, poet, and artist in a society that often limits her ambitions. The opening of the novel introduces us to Aurora Leigh's reflections on her childhood, detailing her early experiences with loss and the absence of maternal guidance following her mother's death. Raised by her father, an Englishman, and an Italian nurse, she recounts her formative years spent in an isolated environment that nurtured her intellect and creativity. Aurora expresses a deep connection to both her memories of her mother and the sorrow that haunts her father. This poignant backdrop sets the stage for Aurora's eventual struggles as she transitions into adulthood, grappling with societal expectations and her aspirations as a female poet. Her inner conflicts between personal desire, familial duty, and artistic ambition become central themes as she asserts her identity throughout the text. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 83.2 (6th grade). Easy to read. en English poetry -- 19th century Novels in verse Epic poetry, English PR Text Category: Poetry Category: British Literature 840726 2025-07-22T13:02:26.021675 text/html 845889 2021-10-30T02:45:16 text/html 424585 2025-07-22T13:02:40.587065 application/epub+zip 424651 2025-07-22T13:02:28.511636 application/epub+zip 313169 2025-07-22T13:02:26.974634 application/epub+zip 682539 2025-07-22T13:02:47.436047 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 675631 2025-07-22T13:02:39.742113 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 554069 2022-08-25T13:17:22.791760 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 578851 2025-07-22T13:02:23.463707 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 578636 2021-10-30T02:46:32 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18808 2025-07-22T13:02:47.591072 application/rdf+xml 24411 2025-07-22T13:02:27.714644 image/jpeg 3117 2025-07-22T13:02:27.623633 image/jpeg 221307 2021-10-30T02:47:02 application/octet-stream application/zip 405300 2021-10-30T02:47:27 application/octet-stream application/zip 404075 2025-07-22T13:02:26.076678 application/octet-stream application/zip en.wikipedia