Charlotte Richardson Poems

Charlotte Richardson was a British Romantic poet who spent much of her life working as a domestic servant. She published one full volume of poetry, Poems Written on Different Occasions, and two longer poems in the early-mid 1800s. 

The Redbreast

by Charlotte Richardson

‘The Redbreast’ by Charlotte Richardson describes the short and tragic life of a robin redbreast who sought out refuge at the speaker’s home.

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