Growth of Love
Author: first_name: Robert
last_name: Bridges
Language: English
Year: 1894

Robert Bridges, who was appointed Poet Laureate in 1913,  published three versions of his sonnet sequence, The Growth of Love:<br>1876 - 24 sonnets<br>1889 - 79 sonnets<br>1898 - 69 sonnets<br>The second edition, which is the subject of this recording, was re-published in 1894, with an extensive introduction from another celebrated poet, Lionel Johnson.<br><br>The title of the work is a little misleading, as it suggests a process of development, a deepening understanding, by which one arrives at