Sonnets from the Portuguese (Paperback)
Sonnets from the Portuguese (Paperback)
Free shipping. Printed after you order: paperbacks arrive in about 10–12 business days, hardcovers in about 2.5–3 weeks (about 5 weeks within Australia). Christmas order-by dates
Details
All forty-four of Elizabeth Barrett Browning’s love sonnets, one to a page, each with a short plain-English note before it, so the old words and references are clear before you read. She wrote them while Robert Browning was courting her, and kept them private while the courtship lasted. It is something a screen cannot give: a real book you hold, write in, and hand on.
Who it is for
For couples marking an anniversary or a wedding, for anyone who knows “How do I love thee” and wants the forty-three sonnets around it, and for readers who like to know what a poem is saying before they read it aloud. A “This book belongs to” page at the front, with space for the giver, the occasion and the year, makes it an easy book to give.
What is inside
- All 44 sonnets, complete, in their numbered order from Sonnet I to Sonnet XLIV, including Sonnet XLIII, “How do I love thee? Let me count the ways.”
- One sonnet to a page: its number, a short title added for this edition (“Not Death, but Love”, “Counting the Ways”, “Flowers Given Back”), a note of a few lines, then the fourteen lines of the poem in 16.5-point Garamond.
- Notes that say what happens in each sonnet and explain what a modern reader might miss: Electra’s urn, the old word “amerce”, chrism, the height of Aornus, Venice glass, rue and eglantine.
- About This Book, a one-page introduction that follows the courtship through the sequence. The early sonnets argue against the love; the middle ones record a lock of hair, a packet of letters and a first kiss on the hand; the later ones look ahead.
- A contents list at the front; at the back, a Keeping This Book page and a ruled Notes page.
Details
- Pages: 54
- Trim: 8.5 x 11 in (US Letter)
- Binding: Paperback, perfect bound
- Paper: 60# cream, uncoated
- Interior: Premium black & white
Every copy is printed to order, and shipping is free on every order, within Australia and internationally. Paperbacks take approximately 3 weeks; that is an estimate and may be longer for remote destinations or during November and December. Published under our Sovereign Publishing imprint.
Also available as a hardcover.
Shipping
Free worldwide shipping on every order. The price on the page is the price you pay.
Everything is made after you order it, at the facility closest to your address.
- Paperback journals and books — approximately 10–12 business days
- Hardcover books — approximately 2.5–3 weeks to the US and UK, and about 5 weeks within Australia
- Apparel, totes and caps — approximately 1–2 weeks
These are estimates; allow longer for remote destinations and through November and December. Ordering for Christmas? See our order-by dates. Orders containing both books and apparel arrive as separate parcels.
Returns
If it arrives damaged, misprinted, or not what you ordered, we replace it or refund you in full. It costs you nothing, and you will not be asked to post anything back — just email us with your order number and a photo. Please check your book when it arrives and tell us straight away, so we can have it reprinted quickly; we accept reports up to 30 days after delivery, for books, apparel, totes and caps alike.
Because every piece is made individually for your order, we are unable to accept returns for change of mind or size selection. There is a full size guide on every apparel page.
None of this affects your rights under the Australian Consumer Law.