An excellent collection of love letters exchanged between poets Elizabeth Barrett and Robert Browning while they were courting. The editor adds in occasional comments on minor details that the reader might not know about (i.e., an exchange about Elizabeth's dog). Barrett and Browning, both obviously talented, write letters that sound like poetry at times. Beyond the beautiful writing style, the letters are also compelling because of the interesting persons and events in the two lives, particularly concerning Barrett's overbearing father (which was the subject of an excellent movie in the 1930s called The Barretts of Wimpole Street). The only thing missing from this collection was more of it! ( )