The Ring and the Book
Cover, circa 1868. | |
| Author | Robert Browning |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | Narrative poem, historical fiction, true crime, mystery |
| Set in | Papal States, 1698 |
Publication date | 1868 |
| Publication place | Britain |
| OCLC | 1050733752 |
| 821.83 | |
| LC Class | PR4219.A2 A4 |
| Text | The Ring and the Book at Wikisource |
| The Ring and the Book | |
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First page of the original manuscript | |
| Form | Blank verse |
| Meter | Unrhymed iambic pentameter |
| Lines | 21,000 |
The Ring and the Book is a long dramatic narrative poem, and, more specifically, a verse novel, of 21,000 lines, written by Robert Browning. It was published in four volumes from 1868 to 1869 by Smith, Elder & Co.