Romantic biography of Swedish opera singer Jenny Lind and her famous affairs.

Young Pud is orphaned and left in the care of his aged grandparents. The boy and his grandfather are inseparable. Gramps is concerned for Pud's future and wary of a scheming relative who seeks custody of the child. One day Mr. Brink, an agent of Death, arrives to take Gramps "to the land where the woodbine twineth." Through a bit of trickery, Gramps confines Mr. Brink, and thus Death, to the branches of a large apple tree, giving Gramps extra time to resolve issues about Pud's future.

American Susan travels with her father to England for a vacation. Invited to a society ball, Susan meets Sir John Ashwood and marries him after a whirlwind romance. However, she never quite adjusts to life as a new member of the British gentry. At the outbreak of World War I, John is sent to the trenches and never returns. When her son goes off to fight in World War II, Susan fears the same tragic fate may befall him too.

本电影讲述了英国著名诗人勃朗宁夫人与其丈夫相遇相恋的故事。伊丽莎白·巴雷特（瑙玛·希拉饰）由于腿疾一直被困在自己的房间中，父亲的严厉与病痛的折磨让她对生活失去兴趣，只希望自己早日步入死神的怀抱。某日，一直与她书信来往的年轻诗人罗伯特·勃朗宁（弗雷德里克·马奇）突然登门拜 访，二人一见如故，迅速对双方产生极大好感，伊丽莎白也因此重燃生的希望，她的腿疾开始渐渐好转，最后终于能够自由行走，她与罗伯特的感情也日益浓厚，可就当一切都朝好的方向发展的时候，伊丽莎白的父亲开始介入其中横加阻拦，并告知伊丽莎白她一辈子也不能离开这个家。

A shy British teacher looks back nostalgically at his long career, taking note of the people who touched his life.