Collier's New Encyclopedia (1921)/Browning, Robert

BROWNING, ROBERT, an English poet, born in Camberwell, May 7, 1812. His first dramatic poem, &ldquo;Pauline,&rdquo; which appeared anonymously in 1833, was followed two years later by &ldquo;Paracelsus,&rdquo; &ldquo;Strafford&rdquo; (1837); &ldquo;Sordello&rdquo;

(1840), and a series of plays and dramatic lyrics under the title of &ldquo;Bells and Pomegranates&rdquo; (1841-1846). In 1846 he married Elizabeth Barrett, and resided in Florence until her death in 1861,

when he returned to London. &ldquo;The Ring and the Book&rdquo; was published in 1869. His other works include &ldquo;Christmas Eve and Easter Day&rdquo; (1850); &ldquo;Men and Women&rdquo; (1855); &ldquo;Dramatis Personæ&rdquo; (1864); &ldquo;Balaustion's Adventure&rdquo; (1871); &ldquo;Fifine at the Fair&rdquo; (1872); &ldquo;Red-Cotton Nightcap Country&rdquo; (1873); &ldquo;Dramatic Idylls&rdquo; (1879-1880); &ldquo;Jocoseria&rdquo; (1883); &ldquo;Ferishtah's Fancies&rdquo; (1884); and &ldquo;Parleyings with Certain People of Importance in their Day&rdquo; (1887). He died in Venice, Dec. 12, 1889.



ROBERT BROWNING