Croisic',
and Selections from his Works [13]
Browning, Robert: 1878-81--he revisits Italy; Spluegen;
Asolo; Venice; favourite Alpine retreats; friendly relations
with Mrs. Arthur Bronson; life in Venice; a tragedy at
Saint-Pierre;
the first series of 'Dramatic Idyls'; the second series,
'Jocoseria', and 'Ferishtah's Fancies' [10]
Browning, Robert: 1881-87--the Browning Society; Browning's
attitude
in regard to it; similar societies in England and America;
wide diffusion of Browning's works in America; lines for the
gravestone
of Mr. Levi Thaxter; President of the New Shakspere Society,
and member of the Wordsworth Society; Honorary President of
the Associated Societies of Edinburgh; appreciation of his
works in Italy;
sonnet to Goldoni; attempt to purchase the Palazzo Manzoni, Venice;
Saint-Moritz; Mrs. Bloomfield Moore; at Llangollen; loss of
old friends;
Foreign Correspondent to the Royal Academy; publication of
'Parleyings' [15]
Browning, Robert: his character--constancy in friendship;
optimism and belief in a direct Providence; political principles;
character of his friendships; attitude towards his reviewers
and his readers; attitude towards his works; his method of work;
study of Spanish, Hebrew, and German; conversational powers
and the stores of his memory; nervous peculiarities; his
innate kindliness;
attitude towards women; final views on the Women's Suffrage
question [13]
Browning, Robert: his last years--marriage of his son;
his change of abode; symptoms of declining strength;
new poems, and revision of the old; journey to Italy:
Primiero and Venice;
last winter in England: visit to Balliol College;
last visit to Italy: Asolo once more; proposed purchase of
land there;
the 'Lines to Edward Fitzgerald'; with his son at Palazzo
Rezzonico;
last illness; death; funeral honours in Italy; 'Asolando' published
on the day of his death; his burial in Westminster Abbey;
the purport and tendency of his work [16]
Browning, Robert: letters to--Bainton, Mr. George (Coventry) [1]
Blagden, Miss Isa [12]
Fitz-Gerald, Mrs. [8]
Flower, Miss [2]
Fox, Mr. [4]
Haworth, Miss E. F. [3]
Hickey, Miss E. H. [1]
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