A Handbook to the Works of Browning (6th ed.)

by Mrs. Sutherland Orr

1868. THE POETICAL WORKS OF ROBERT BROWNING. Six vols. London, Smith, Elder and Co., 1868. There is only one new piece in this collection, viz., Deaf and Dumb; written for a marble group of two children by T. Woolner in the International Exhibition of 1862.

• Contents of Vol. I.
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• Pauline, p. 1.
• Paracelsus, p. 43.
• Strafford, p. 207.

• Contents of Vol. II.
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• Sordello, p. 1.
• Pippa Passes, p. 219.

• Contents of Vol. III.
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• King Victor and King Charles, p. 1.
• Dramatic Lyrics:—
  • Cavalier Tunes, p. 75.
  • The Lost Leader, p. 78.
  • How they brought the Good News from Ghent to Aix, p. 80.
  • Through the Metidja to Abd-el-Kadr, p. 83.
  • Nationality in Drinks, p. 85.
  • Garden Fancies, p. 87.
  • Soliloquy of the Spanish Cloister, p. 92.
  • The Laboratory, p. 95.
  • The Confessional, p. 98.
  • Cristina, p. 101.
  • The Lost Mistress, p. 104.
  • Earth's Immortalities, p. 105.
  • Meeting at Night, p, 106.
  • Parting at Morning, p. 107.
  • Song ("Nay but you "), p. 107.
  • A Woman's last Word, p. 108.
  • Evelyn Hope, p. 110.
  • Love among the Ruins, p. 112.
  • A Lovers' Quarrel, 115.
  • Up at a Villa-Down in the City, p. 122.
  • A Toccata of Galuppi's, p. 127.
  • Old Pictures in Florence, p. 131.
  • "De Gustibus ——" p. 143.
  • Home Thoughts from Abroad, p. 145.
  • Home Thoughts from the Sea, p. 146.
  • Saul, p. 146.
  • My Star, p. 170.
  • By the Fire-side, p. 170.
  • Any Wife to any Husband, p. 182
  • Two in the Campagna, p. 188.
  • Misconceptions, p. 191.
  • A Serenade at the Villa, p. 191.
  • One Way of Love, p. 194.
  • Another Way of Love, p. 195.
  • A Pretty Woman, p. 197.
  • Respectability, p. 201.
  • Love in a Life, p. 202.
  • Life in a Love, p. 203.
  • In Three Days, p. 204.
  • In a Year, p. 205.
  • Women and Roses, p. 209.
  • Before, p. 211.
  • After, p. 213.
  • The Guardian Angel, p. 214.
  • Memorabilia, p. 217.
  • Popularity, p. 218.
  • Master Hugues of Saxe-Gotha, p 221
• The Return of the Druses, p, 229.

• Contents of Vol. IV.
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• A Blot in the 'Scutcheon, 1.
• Colombe's Birthday, p. 61.
• Dramatic Romances:—
  • Incident of the French Camp, p. 147.
  • The Patriot, p. 149.
  • My Last Duchess, p. 150.
  • Count Gismond, p. 153.
  • The Boy and the Angel, p. 158.
  • Instans Tyrannus, p. 162.
  • Mesmerism, p. 165.
  • The Glove, p. 171.
  • Time's Revenges, p. 178.
  • The Italian in England, p. 180.
  • The Englishman in Italy, p. 186.
  • In a Gondola, p. 196.
  • Waring, p. 206.
  • The Twins, p. 216.
  • A Light Woman, p. 217.
  • The Last Ride together, p. 220.
  • The Pied Piper of Hamelin, p. 225.
  • The Flight of the Duchess, 237.
  • A Grammarian's Funeral, p. 270.
  • The Heretic's Tragedy, p. 275.
  • Holy-Cross Day, p. 280.
  • Protus, p. 286.
• The Statue and the Bust, p. 288.
• Porphyria's Lover, p. 299.
• "Childe Roland to the Dark Tower came," p. 301.

• Contents of Vol. V.
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• A Soul's Tragedy, p. 1.
• Luria, p. 43.
• Christmas-Eve and Easter-Day, p. 115.
• Men and Women:—
  • "Transcendentalism; a Poem in Twelve Books," p. 207.
  • How it strikes a Contemporary, p. 209.
  • Artemis Prologizes, p. 213.
  • An Epistle (Karshish), p. 218.
  • Johannes Agricola in Meditation, p. 229.
  • Pictor Ignotus, p. 231.
  • Fra Lippo Lippi, p. 234.
  • Andrea del Sarto, p. 248.
  • The Bishop orders his Tomb at St. Praxed's Church, p. 257.
  • Bishop Blougram's Apology, p. 262.
  • Cleon, p. 299.
  • Rudel to the Lady of Tripoli, p. 311.
  • One Word More, p. 313.

• Contents of Vol. VI.
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• In a Balcony, p. 1.
• Dramatis Personæ:—
  • James Lee's Wife, p. 41.
  • Gold Hair; a Story of Pornic, p. 62.
  • The Worst of it, p. 70.
  • Dîs aliter visum; or, Le Byron de nos Jours, p. 77.
  • Too Late, p. 85.
  • Abt Vogler, p. 92.
  • Rabbi ben Ezra, p. 99.
  • A Death in the Desert, p. 110.
  • Caliban upon Setebos, p. 136.
  • Confessions, p. 148.
  • May and Death, p. 150.
  • Deaf and Dumb: a group by Woolner, p. 151
  • Prospice, p. 152.
  • Eurydice to Orpheus; a Picture by Leighton, p. 153.
  • Youth and Art, p. 154.
  • A Face, p. 158.
  • A Likeness, p. 159.
  • Mr. Sludge, "the Medium," p. 162.
  • Apparent Failure, p. 219.
  • Epilogue (Three Speakers) p. 222.

1868-9. THE RING AND THE BOOK. By Robert Browning. In four vols., 8vo. London, Smith, Elder & Co., vols. i., ii., 1868; vols. iii., iv., 1869. The volumes were issued one by one, between November 1868 and February 1869. A "second edition," four volumes, appeared 1869.

1871. HERVÉ RIEL. In the Cornhill Magazine, March, 1871, pp. 257-60. Is dated "Croisic, Sept. 30th, 1867." Reprinted in Pacchiarotto, &c., 1876.

1871. BALAUSTION'S ADVENTURE: INCLUDING A TRANSCRIPT FROM EURIPIDES. By Robert Browning. 8vo. London, Smith, Elder & Co., 1871. With dedication to the Countess Cowper dated July 22, 1871. A third edition appeared in 1881. The Last Adventure of Balaustion, in Aristophanes' Apology, &c., 1875, in a sequel to this work.