The Browning Cyclopaedia Part 4

=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. JoN STEFaNSSON, 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._

*Out of print at present.

CHRONOLOGICAL LIST OF WORKS, 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 Pa.s.ses_ 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 d.u.c.h.ess_ 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 Sh.e.l.ley (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.

1864. _Dramatis Personae_ published.

1868. _The Poetical Works_ published in six vols.

1868-9. _The Ring and the Book_ published.

1871. _Herve Riel_ published in the _Cornhill Magazine_.

_Balaustion's Adventure_ published.

_Prince Hohenstiel-Schw.a.n.gau_ published.

1872. _Fifine at the Fair_ published.

1873. _Red Cotton Night-Cap Country_ published.

1875. _Aristophanes' Apology_ published.

_The Inn Alb.u.m_ published.

1876. _Pacchiarotto_ published.

1877. _The Agamemnon of aeschylus_ published.

1878. _La Saisiaz_ published.

_The Two Poets of Croisic_ published.

1879. _Dramatic Idyls_ published.

1880. _Dramatic Idyls_ (_Second Series_) published.