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Our RWG ‘Blog Bundles’ are 3 pieces of related content that all center on one subject. We “bundle” together something to Read, something to Watch, and somewhere to Go to enhance your experience!

 
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Read: “Lady’s Maid,” a historical fiction romance about Elizabeth and Robert Browning
Historical Fiction, Historical Places, Poetry, Victorian England, England, Read, Historical Fiction Novel, Italy, bundle lady's maid
Read: “Lady’s Maid,” a historical fiction romance about Elizabeth and Robert Browning
Historical Fiction, Historical Places, Poetry, Victorian England, England, Read, Historical Fiction Novel, Italy, bundle lady's maid

A criminally under-read historical fiction romance about Elizabeth Barrett Browning and her life with the poet Robert Browning, as told from the fictional perspective of her Lady’s Maid, Wilson.

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Watch: The Barretts of Wimpole Street (1934)
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Watch: The Barretts of Wimpole Street (1934)
Historical Fiction, Historical Places, Poetry, Classic, Film, Movie, Victorian England, England, Italy, bundle lady's maid

This 1934 classic film covers the real-life romance of poets Elizabeth Barrett and Robert Browning. Aided by her Lady’s Maid, Elizabeth escapes her abusive father to start a new life in Italy with her husband.

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Go: Casa Guidi, Home of Robert and Elizabeth Barrett Browning
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Go: Casa Guidi, Home of Robert and Elizabeth Barrett Browning
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Visit Casa Guidi: A hidden gem museum off the beaten path in Florence, Italy that preserves the home of famous poets Robert Browning and Elizabeth Barrett Browning.

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How to celebrate ‘Jolabokaflod’ - the Icelandic ‘book flood’ tradition!

An Icelandic Christmas tradition, ‘Jolabokaflod’ (aka “Yuletide Book Flood”) begins when a catalog of every new book published that year is delivered to every single Icelander. Then a day is spent reading and eating chocolate (yes, please!). Here are the 4 books I read during Jolabokaflod this year!

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