4154. EBB to Maria Stuart

As published in The Brownings’ Correspondence, 25, 81.

[Florence]

[ca. April 1858] [1]

Frocks for Julia, Mary, & Rosa Stuart, & the writing-case for their brother– [2]

with their friend E B Browning’s

best love–

Publication: None traced.

Manuscript: Washington State University.

1. Approximate dating based on EBB’s gifts to the Stuart children. In RB’s account book for this period, he records a gift of “two books for Stewart’s [sic] children” on 23 March (see Appendix IV).

2. Roberto Pietro (1846–92), twin brother of Julia (Giulia); see letter 2850, note 2.

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