Text Study Background Information 1.Robert Browning Robert Browning was born in a rich family in 1812.His father,a clerk of the Bank of England,was a learned man with a library of 6,000 volumes and an amateur of art and literature. (Robert Browning, 1812-1889) a巡E砂Robert Browning was born in a rich family in 1812. His father, a clerk of the Bank of England, was a learned man with a library of 6,000 volumes and an amateur of art and literature. 1. Robert Browning Text Study Background Information (Robert Browning, 1812-1889)