Robert Browning - The Complete Works of Robert Browning - Poems, Plays, Letters & Biographies in One Edition

“Any Wife to Any Husband,” 152

“Apprehension, An,” 47

Arnold, Matthew, 112

Arnould, Joseph, friendship for Browning, 14, 39, 40, 129; letters to Domett, 69, 94, 99, 103

Ashburton, Lady Louisa, 222

“Asolando,” 5, 282, 292

“Aurora Leigh,” 50, 52, 76, 127, 134, 143, 148, 158, 160, 164, 167, 171, 174-176, 210

“Balaustion’s Adventure,” 229

Barrett, Alfred, 16, 164

——, Arabel, 16, 50, 129, 137, 164, 202, 212

——, Edward (brother), 16, 22, 59; death of, 18, 62, 135

——, Edward (father) legal name, 17; marriage, 18; character, 20, 21, 121, 164; death, 178

——, Elizabeth. See Moulton-Barrett, Elizabeth

——, George, 16, 50

——, Henrietta (Mrs. Surtees Cook), 16, 50; marriage, 121; affection for sister, 129; 137, 164, 192

——, Mrs. (mother), 18, 21

“Battle of Marathon,” 20

“Beatrice Signorini,” 237, 267

“Bells and Pomegranates,” 14, 39, 67, 68

“Ben Karshook’s Wisdom,” 158

Berdoe, Dr., commentary on "Paracelsus," 37

“Bertha in the Lane,” 46, 71

“Bishop Blougram’s Apology,” 205

Blagden, Isabella, friendship with Brownings, 111, 112, 178, 182, 184, 190, 191, 197, 200, 201, 207, 225; death, 229

Blessington, Lady, 33, 113, 138

“Blot in the ’Scutcheon, A,” 69

“Book of the Poets, The,” 64, 206

Boyd, Hugh Stuart, tutor, 22; letters from Elizabeth Barrett, 25, 45, 53, 55, 63, 64, 68, 73, 89

Bronson, Mrs. Arthur (Katherine DeKay), friendship with Browning, 242, 273; letters from Browning, 243, 248, 249, 252-260, 265, 271, 272, 277-286, 291, 292; hospitality, 242, 274-276; entertains Browning in Asolo, 286, 287, 290; letters from Robert Barrett Browning, 293-294; letter from Sarianna Browning, 295

Bronson, Edith (Contessa Rucellai), 275, 280

Brooks, Rev. Dr. Phillips, 211, 212

Browning, Mrs. (mother), 4-6, 38

——, Elizabeth Barrett, birth, 16; childhood, 17, 19; ancestry, 17, 18; first literary work, 20; accident to, 21; studies, 22; tastes, 23, 24; removal to Sidmouth, 24; translation of "Prometheus Bound," 44; removal to London, 45; fugitive poems, 46-48, 53; Hebrew Bible, 49; definite periods in her life, 50; change of residence, 54, 56; notable friends, 58, 59; publication of "The Seraphim," 56; literary criticisms, 60, 61, 67, 68; goes to Torquay, 59; personal appearance, 58; death of brother, 62; returns to England, 63; translations from Greek, 64; description of her room, 65; refusal to meet Browning, 65; publication of two volumes of poems, 71; literary reputation established, 71, 72; first letter from Browning, 73, 74; correspondence of poets, 74-89; meets Browning, 80; lyrics, 83, 84; marriage, 87, 89; will, 93; lyrics, 100, 101; mentioned for Laureateship, 121, 122; books read by, 143; genius for friendship, 148; comment on dress, 151; description of, 153, 179; souvenir locket, 153; views on life, 159; appreciation of Tennyson, 166; success of "Aurora Leigh," 174-176; American appreciation, 187; ill health, 193, 195; closing days, 196; last words, 197; burial, 197; tomb, 200; tablet on Casa Guidi to her memory, 218, 264; Tauchnitz edition of poems, 227

Browning, Reuben (uncle), 8

——, Robert (father), character and qualities, 4-6; removal to Paris, 132; talent for caricature, 137; death, 210

——, Robert (grandfather), 4

——, Robert, ancestry of, 4-6; birth, 4; childhood and early tastes, 6-8; first literary work, 7; home atmosphere, 10, 11; school, 12; influenced by Byron and Shelley, 13, 14; juvenile verses, 14; publication of "Pauline," 14; visit to Russia, 27, 28; meets Wordsworth, Landor, Dickens, and Leigh Hunt, 30, 32; personal appearance, 31; writes play for Macready, 33; visit to Venice, 35, 36; removal to Hatcham, 38; English friends and social life, 38-41; hears of Elizabeth Barrett, 41; visit to Italy, 70, 71; return to England, 71; correspondence of the poets, 74-89; first meeting with Miss Barrett, 80; marriage, 87, 89; sees "Sonnets from the Portuguese," 109; lyrics, 120, 121, 152; keynote of his art, 122-125; interpretation of Shelley, 133, 134; Fisher’s portrait of, 153; Page’s portrait of, 155; literary standing, 172; finds "Old Yellow Book," 181; homage to Landor, 183; leaves Florence forever, 200; returns to London, 200; takes London house, 202; literary work, 203-207; extension of social activities, 206, 207; friendship with Jowett, 209; meeting with Tennyson, 210; death of father, 210; Oxford conferred degree of M.A., 211; made Honorary Fellow of Balliol College, 211; new six-volume edition of poems, 213; dedication to Tennyson, 213; success of "The Ring and the Book," 214-215; comparison of character of Pompilia to that of his wife, 219; visits Scotland with the Storys, 221-222; conversation and personal charm, 222-224; with Milsand in "Red Cotton Night-cap Country," 224-226; prepares Tauchnitz edition of Mrs. Browning’s poems, 227; friendship with Domett, 228; relations with Tennyson, 230-232; facility for rhyming, 231; visit to Oxford and Cambridge, 232; sojourn at "La Saisiaz," 233-234; revisits Italy, 235, 239-240; doctrine of life, 237; Oxford conferred degree of D.C.L., 241; son’s portrait of, 242; friendship with Mrs. Bronson, 242; gift from Browning Societies, 243; letters to Mrs. Bronson, 243, 248, 249, 252-260, 265, 271, 272, 277-286, 291; Italian recognition, 245; honored at Edinburgh, 249; letters to Professor Masson, 249, 250; removal to DeVere Gardens, 260; Foreign Correspondent to Royal Academy, 266; poet of intensity, 270; last year in London, 281; return to Asolo, 287-288; last meeting with the Storys and Dr. Corson, 289-290; death, 294; memorial inscription, 295; burial, 295

Browning, Robert Barrett ("Penini"), birth, 107; anecdotes of, 126, 139, 144, 146, 147, 155; studies of, 171, 178, 180, 185, 188, 192, 193; love of novels, 181; enjoyment of Siena, 184; children’s party at French Embassy, 194; preparation for University, 202; characteristics, 202, 265; explanation of "The Ring and the Book," 218; begins study of painting, 227; picture in Royal Academy, 227; success in art, 236, 241; marriage to Miss Coddington, 260; purchase of Palazzo Rezzonico, 262; portrait of father, 217, 242; portrait of Milsand, 263; purchase of Casa Guidi, 265; Florentine villa, 264-265, 267

——, Robert Jardine, 38

——, Sarianna, 4, 38; letter from Browning, 71; letters from Mrs. Browning, 195; goes to live with brother, 211; letter to Domett, 228; travels with brother, 236; letters to Mrs. Bronson, 248, 293; death, 295

Brownings, The, life in Paris, 92, 93; finances, 93; journey to Italy, 95; winter in Pisa, 95, 97; home in Florence, 97; visit to Vallombrosa, 98, 99; apartments in Casa Guidi, 100, 101; trip to Fano, 103, 104; literary work, 106; meet Story, 107; summer at Bagni di Lucca, 107; Florentine friends and life, 111-113, 118, 119; visit to Siena, 125; return to England, 129; life and friends in Paris, 130-137; return to England, 137; social life in London, 137-141; return to Casa Guidi, 142; summer at Bagni di Lucca, 144-151; winter in Rome, 152-157; “Clasped Hands,” 153; pilgrimage to Albano, 156; return to Florence, 157; poetic work, 158; Italian appreciation, 161; return to London, 164; Tennyson reads "Maud" to them, 165; winter and social life in Paris, 167-172; return to Florence, 176; Florentine gayety, 176, 178; summer in Normandy, 179; another winter in Rome, 180; return to Florence, 181; summer in Siena, 184-185; in Florence again, 185; Roman winter, 185, 188-189; journey to Florence, 189-190; last summer in Siena, 191-192; last winter in Rome, 192-193; return to Casa Guidi, 195; memorials in Palazzo Rezzonico, 262

“Browning Society, The,” 240

Browning, William Shergold, 38

Brunton, Rev. Wm., poem, 91

“By the Fire-side,” 170

Carducci, Contessa, 71