Edward Berdoe - The Browning Cyclopædia - A Guide to the Study of the Works of Robert Browning

Third Report of the Committee , 1883-4.

Illustration, Part III.Presented by Sir F. Leighton, P.R.A., etc., Vice-President of the Browning Society. A Woodburytype Engraving of Sir Frederick Leighton’s picture (in the possession of Sir Bernhard Samuelson, Bart., M.P.) of “Hercules contending with Death for the Body of Alkestis” ( Balaustion’s Adventure ).

[ Part VI.of the Browning Society’s Papers, a Second Supplement to Parts I. and II., with illustrations, is in the press.]

The Browning Society’s Papers, Part VII.Vol. II., 1885-90, (being Part I. of Vol. II.), pp. 1-54, with Abstract and Notes and Queries , 1 8 8 Out of print at present. -88 9 9 Out of print at present. , i. – viii., and Appendix, 1-16. [1885-6.

28. Mr. Arthur Symons’ Paper, Is Browning Dramatic?

29. Prof. E. Johnson on “ Mr. Sludge the Medium .”

30. Dr. Berdoe on Browning as a Scientific Poet .

The Monthly Abstract of Proceedings of Meetings Twenty-seven to Thirty-three; Notes and Queries , etc. ; Fourth Annual Report ; Programme of the Annual Entertainment at Prince’s Hall, etc.

The Browning Society’s Papers, Part VIII.Vol. II., 1885-90, pp. 55-146, with Abstract and Notes and Queries , 89 10 10 Out of print at present. -164 11 11 Out of print at present. , and Report i-vii. [1886-7.

31. Mr. J. T. Nettleship on The Development of Browning’s Genius in his Capacity as Poet or Maker .

32. Mr. J. B. Bury on “ Aristophanes’ Apology .”

33. Mr. Outram on The Avowal of Valence ( Colombe’s Birthday ).

34. Mr. Albert Fleming on “ Andrea del Sarto .”

35. Mr. Howard S. Pearson on Browning as a Landscape Painter .

36. Rev. H. J. Bulkeley on The Reasonable Rhythm of some of Mr. Browning’s Poems .

37. Prof. C. H. Herford on “ Hohenstiel-Schwangau .”

Abstracts of all Meetings held, Notes and Queries , Fifth Annual Report , etc.

Reprint of the First Edition of Browning’s Pauline . [1886-7.

The Browning Society’s Papers, Part IX.(being Part III. of Vol. II.). [1887-8.

38. Dr. Todhunter on The Performance of “Strafford.”

39. Mrs. Glazebrook on “ A Death in the Desert .”

40. Dr. Furnivall on A Grammatical Analysis of “O Lyric Love.”

41. Mr. Arthur Symons on “ Parleyings with Certain People .”

42. Miss Helen Ormerod on The Musical Poems of Browning .

Abstracts of all Meetings held, Notes and Queries , Sixth Annual Report , etc.

The Browning Society’s Papers, Part X.(being Part IV. of Vol. II.). [1888-9.

43. Mr. Revell on Browning’s Views of Life .

44. Dr. Berdoe on Browning’s Estimate of Life .

45. Prof. Barnett on Browning’s Jews and Shakespeare’s Jew .

46. Miss Helen Ormerod on Abt Vogler, the Man .

47. Miss C. M. Whitehead on Browning as a Teacher of the Nineteenth Century .

48. Miss Stoddart on “ Saul .”

Abstracts of all Meetings held, Notes and Queries , Seventh Annual Report , etc.

The Browning Society’s Papers, Part XI.(being Part V. of Vol. II.). [1889-90.

49. Dr. Berdoe on Paracelsus: the Reformer of Medicine .

50. Miss Helen Ormerod on Andrea del Sarto and Abt Vogler .

51. Rev. W. Robertson on “ La Saisiaz .”

52. Mr. J. B. Oldham on The Difficulties and Obscurities encountered in a Study of Browning’s Poems .

53. Mr. J. King, Jun., on “ Prince Hohenstiel-Schwangau .”

54. Mrs. Alexander Ireland on “ A Toccata of Galuppi’s .”

55. Mrs. Glazebrook on “ Numpheleptos and Browning’s Women .”

56. Rev. J. J. G. Graham on The Wife-love and Friend-love of Robert Browning .

Abstracts of all Meetings held, Notes and Queries , Eighth Annual Report , etc.

The Browning Society’s Papers, Part XII.(being Part I. of Vol. III.). [1890-91.

57. Prof. Alexander’s Analysis of “Sordello.”

58. Dr. Furnivall on Robert Browning’s Ancestors .

59. Mrs. Ireland on Browning’s Treatment of Parenthood .

60. Mr. Sagar on The Line-numbering, etc., in “The Ring and the Book.”

61. Mr. Revell on The Value of Browning’s Work (Part I.).

62. Mr. W. M. Rossetti on “ Taurello Salinguerra .”

List of Some of the Periodicals in which Notices of Robert Browning have appeared since his Death.

Abstracts of all Meetings held, Notes and Queries , Ninth Annual Report , etc.

The Browning Society’s Papers, Part XIII.(being Part II. of Vol. III., 1890-93). [1891-92.

63. Mrs. A. Ireland on “ Christina and Monaldeschi .”

64. Jón Stefánsson, M.A., on How Browning Strikes a Scandinavian .

65. W. F. Revell, Esq., on Browning’s Work in Relation to Life (Part II.).

66. J. B. Oldham, B.A., on Browning’s Dramatic Method in Narrative .

67. R. G. Moulton, M.A., on Browning’s “Balaustion” a beautiful Perversion of Euripides’ “Alcestis.”

Abstracts of all Meetings held, Notes and Queries , Tenth Annual Report , etc.

1812. Robert Browning born at Camberwell on May 7th. He “went to the Rev. Thos. Ready’s school at Peckham till he was near fourteen, then had a private tutor at home, and attended some lectures at the London University, now University College, London” (Dr. Furnivall).

1833. Pauline published.

1834. Browning travelled in Russia.

1835. Paracelsus published.

1836. Porphyria , Johannes Agricola , The King , and the lines “Still ailing wind” in James Lee published by Mr. W. J. Fox in his magazine The Monthly Repository .

1837. Strafford published.

1840. Sordello published.

1841-6. Bells and Pomegranates appeared.

1841. Pippa Passes published.

1842. King Victor and King Charles published. Dramatic Lyrics published.

1843. The Return of the Druses published. A Blot in the ’Scutcheon published.

1844. Colombe’s Birthday published.

1845. The Tomb at St. Praxed’s published in Hood’s Magazine , March. The Flight of the Duchess published. Dramatic Romances and Lyrics published.

1846. Lucia published. A Soul’s Tragedy published. Robert Browning married (34), Sept. 12th, at St. Mary-le-bone parish church our greatest poetess, Elizabeth Barrett, aged 37 (Dr. Furnivall).

1847. The Brownings resident in Florence.

1849. March 9th, Robert Wiedemann Barrett Browning born. Browning’s Poems published in two vols.

1850. Christmas-Eve and Easter-Day published.

1852. Browning writes the Introductory Essay to the Shelley (spurious) Letters.

1855. Men and Women published. The Brownings travel to Normandy.

1861. June 28th, Mrs. Browning died at Casa Guidi.

1863. The Poetical Works of Robert Browning published in three vols.