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Rudolf Wilhelm Besier (2 July 1878 – 16 June 1942) was a Dutch/English dramatist and translator best known for his play The Barretts of Wimpole Street (1930). He worked with H. G. Wells, Hugh Walpole and May Edginton on dramatisations. Early life and career.
The Barretts of Wimpole Street is a 1930 play by the Dutch/English dramatist Rudolf Besier, based on the romance between Robert Browning and Elizabeth Barrett, and her domineering father's unwillingness to allow them to marry.
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- 1930
Nov 7, 2020 · The Barretts of Wimpole Street is a 1930 play by Rudolf Besier, based on the romance between Robert Browning and Elizabeth Barrett, and her father's unwillingness to allow them to marry. The...
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Rudolf Besier is the author of The Barretts of Wimpole Street (3.77 avg rating, 151 ratings, 30 reviews, published 1930), Lady Patricia (5.00 avg rating,...
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- June 16, 1942
- July 2, 1878
Rudolph Besier was born on 2 July 1878 in Java. He was a writer, known for The Barretts of Wimpole Street (1934), Dangerous Virtue (1925) and Secrets (1933). He died on 16 June 1942 in Surrey, England, UK.
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- July 2, 1878
- Rudolph Besier
- June 16, 1942
Set in Victorian England, in mid 1840s, the play, even with its slightly-outdated melodramatic dialogue, makes a shocking read. It was first performed in the 1930s, the story’s centre is the meeting and romance of two English Victorian poets, Elizabeth Barrett Browning and Robert Browning.
Rudolf Besier has 15 books on Goodreads with 324 ratings. Rudolf Besier’s most popular book is The Barretts of Wimpole Street.
