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This book is the eighteenth volume of the Harvard Classics Series - "Modern British Drama". The "modern" referred to here refers to the era division method of the era in which the author of this book lived. Now called "classicism". "The Stain on the Crest" is a famous drama work by the British poet Robert Browning. It was written in 1842 and was adapted for the stage the following year. This work tells the tragic story of an aristocratic family. The true love between a young man and a young man has caused the family's reputation to be damaged, and this "stain on the family emblem" must be washed away with blood... Robert Browning (1812-1889), one of the representative poets of the Victorian era. His major works include "Drama Lyrics", "Characters", "The Ring and the Book", etc. He is as famous as Tennyson and is one of the two major poets of the Victorian era. He is unique in the poetry world with his meticulous psychological exploration and has had an important influence on British and American poetry in the 20th century.