Question

read the following passage, and identify the type. among his boy companions were also the three silverthornes, his neighbours at camberwell, and cousins on the maternal side. they appear to have been wild youths, and had certainly no part in his intellectual or literary life; but the group is interesting to his biographer. the three brothers were all gifted musicians, having also, probably, received this endowment from their mothers father. mr. browning conceived a great affection for the eldest, and on the whole most talented of the cousins; and when he had died—young, as they all did—he wrote may and death in remembrance of him. the name of charles stands there for the old, familiar jim, so often uttered by him in half - pitying, and all - affectionate allusion, in his later years. mrs. silverthorne was the aunt who paid for the printing of pauline. personal narrative narrative nonfiction fictional writing

Explanation:

The passage recounts real - life events and people related to the author's life, such as his boy companions, their talents, and his emotional connection to them. It is based on real - world facts and not fictionalized.

Answer:

B. Narrative nonfiction