BIBLIOGRAPHY.

BY

JOHN P. ANDERSON

(British Museum).

  1. WORKS.
  2. SINGLE WORKS.
  3. CONTRIBUTIONS TO MAGAZINES.
  4. PRINTED LETTERS.
  5. SELECTIONS.
  6. APPENDIX
  7. CHRONOLOGICAL LIST OF WORKS

I. WORKS.


II. SINGLE WORKS.


III. CONTRIBUTIONS TO MAGAZINES, ETC.


IV. PRINTED LETTERS.


V. SELECTIONS.

Selections from the Poetical Works of Robert Browning.
[Edited by J. Forster and B.W. Procter.] London, 1863 [1862], 16mo.

Moxon's Miniature Poets.
A Selection from the Works of Robert Browning. London, 1865, 8vo.

Selections from the Poetical Works of Robert Browning.
2 series. London, 1872-80, 8vo.

Favourite Poems.
Illustrated. Boston, 1877, 16mo.

A Selection from the Works of Robert Browning.
With a memoir of the author, and explanatory notes. Edited by F.H. Ahn. Berlin, 1882, 8vo. Vol. viii. of Ahn's "Collection of British and American Standard Authors."

Stories from Robert Browning.
By F.M. Holland. With an introduction by Mrs. Sutherland Orr. London, 1882, 8vo.

Lyrical and Dramatic Poems selected from the works of Robert Browning.
With an extract from Stedman's "Victorian Poets." Edited by E.T. Mason. New York, 1883, 8vo.

Selections from the Poetry of Robert Browning.
With an introduction by R.G. White. New York [1883], 8vo.

Pomegranates from an English Garden: a selection from the poems of Robert Browning.
With introduction and notes by J.M. Gibson. New York, 1885, 8vo.

Select Poems of Robert Browning.
Edited, with notes, by William J. Rolfe and Heloise E. Hersey. New York, 1886, 8vo.

Lyrics, Idyls, and Romances from the poetic and dramatic works of Robert Browning.
Boston, 1887, 8vo.

Good and true Thoughts from Robert Browning.
Selected by Amy Cross. New York, 1888, 4to. Printed in blue ink, and on one side of the leaf.

The Browning Reciter: Poems for Recitation, by Robert Browning and other writers.
Edited by A.H. Miles. London, 1889, 8vo. Part of the "Platform Series."


VI. APPENDIX.


BIOGRAPHY, CRITICISM, ETC.

Alexander, William John.
An Introduction to the poetry of Robert Browning. Boston, 1889, 8vo.
Austin, Alfred.
The Poetry of the Period. London, 1870, 8vo. Robert Browning, pp. 38-76. Appeared originally in Temple Bar, vol. 28, 1869, pp. 316-333.
Bagehot, Walter.
Literary Studies. 2 vols. London, 1879, 8vo. Wordsworth, Tennyson, and Browning; or, Pure, Ornate, and Grotesque Art in English Poetry, vol. ii., pp. 338-390. Appeared originally in the National Review, vol. 19, 1864, pp. 27-67.
Barnett, Professor.
Browning's Jews and Shakespeare's Jew. Read at the 54th meeting of the Browning Society, Nov. 25th, 1887. London, 1888, 8vo. The Browning Society's Papers, Pt. x., pp. 207-220.
Beale, Dorothea.
The Religious Teaching of Browning. (Read at the 10th meeting of the Browning Society, Oct. 27th, 1882.) London, 1882, 8vo. The Browning Society's Papers, Pt. iii., pp. 323-338.
Berdoe, Edward.
Browning as a Scientific Poet. (Read at the meeting of the Browning Society, April 24th, 1885.) London, 1885, 8vo. The Browning Society's Paper, Pt. vii., pp. 33-54.
Browning's Estimate of Life. (Read at the meeting of the Society, Oct. 28, 1887.) London, 1888, 8vo. The Browning Society's Papers, Pt. x., pp. 200-206.
Browning's Message to his Time: His Religion, Philosophy, and Science. [With facsimile letters of Browning and portrait.] London, 1890, 8vo.
Birrell, Augustine.
Obiter Dicta. London, 1884, 8vo. On the alleged obscurity of Mr. Browning's poetry, pp. 55-95.
Browning, Robert.
Robert Browning's Poetry. Outline Studies published for the Chicago Browning Society. Chicago, 1886, 8vo.
Browning Society.
The Browning Society's Papers. In progress. London, 1881, etc., 8vo.
Buchanan, Robert.
Master-Spirits. London, 1873, 8vo. Browning's Masterpiece, pp. 89-109. A revised reprint of the Athenæum reviews of the "Ring and the Book" in December and March 1870.
Bulkeley, Rev. J.H.
James Lee's Wife. (Read at the 16th meeting of the Browning Society, May 25, 1883.) London, 1883, 8vo. The Browning Society's Papers, Pt. iv., pp. 455-468.
The Reasonable Rhythm of some of Browning's poems. Read at the 42nd meeting of the Browning Society, May 28, 1886. London, 1886, 8vo. The Browning Society's Papers, Pt. viii., pp. 119-131.
Burt, Mary K.
Browning's Women, etc. Chicago, 1887, 8vo.
Bury, John B.
Browning's Philosophy. (Read at the 6th meeting of the Browning Society, April 28, 1882.) London, 1882, 8vo. The Browning Society's Papers, Pt. iii, pp. 259-277.
On "Aristophanes' Apology." Read at the 38th meeting of the Browning Society, Jan. 29, 1886. London, 1886, 8vo. The Browning Society's Papers, Pt. viii., pp. 79-86.
C.C.S., i.e., C.S. Calverley.
Fly Leaves. Cambridge, 1872, 8vo. "The Cock and the Bull," a Parody on The Ring and the Book, pp. 113-120.
Cooke, Bancroft.
An Introduction to Robert Browning. A criticism of the purpose and method of his earlier works. London [1883], 8vo.
Cooke, George Willis.
Poets and Problems. London [1886], 8vo. Browning, pp. 269-388.
Cooper, Thompson.
Men of Mark, etc. London, 1881, 4to. Robert Browning, with photograph. Fifth Series, No. 17.
Corson, Hiram.
The Idea of Personality, as embodied in Robert Browning's Poetry. (Read at the 8th meeting of the Browning Society, June 23, 1882.) London, 1882, 8vo. The Browning Society's Papers, Pt. iii. pp. 293-321.
An Introduction to the Study of Robert Browning's Poetry. Boston, 1886, 8vo.
Courtney, W.L.
Studies New and Old. London, 1888, 8vo. Robert Browning, Writer of Plays, pp. 100-123.
Devey, J.
A Comparative Estimate of Modern English Poets. London, 1873, 8vo. Browning, pp. 376-421.
Dowden, Edward.
Mr. Tennyson and Mr. Browning. (The Afternoon Lectures on Literature and Art delivered in ... Dublin, 1867 and 1868, pp. 141-179.) Dublin, 1869, 8vo. Reprinted in B. Dowden's "Studies in Literature," 1878, pp. 191-239.
Studies in Literature, 1789-1877. London, 1878, 8vo. Mr. Browning's place in recent literature, pp. 80-84; Mr. Tennyson and Mr. Browning, pp. 191-239.
Transcripts and Studies. London, 1888, 8vo. Mr. Browning's "Sordello," pp. 474-525.
Eyles, F.A.H.
Popular Poets of the Period, etc. London, 1888, etc., 8vo. Robert Browning, by Alexander H. Japp, No. 7, pp. 193-199.
Fleming, Albert.
Andrea del Sarto. Read at the 39th meeting of the Browning Society, Feb. 26, 1886. London, 1886, 8vo. The Browning Society's Papers, Pt. viii., pp. 95-102.
Forman, H. Buxton.
Our Living Poets. London, 1871, 8vo. Robert Browning, pp. 103-152.
Fotheringham, James.
Studies in the Poetry of Robert Browning. London, 1887, 8vo. Second edition, revised and enlarged. London, 1888, 8vo.
Friswell, J. Hain.
Modern Men of Letters honestly criticised. London, 1870, 8vo. Robert Browning, pp. 119-131.
Fuller, S. Margaret.
Papers on Literature and Art. 2 parts. London, 1846, 8vo. Browning's Poems, Pt. ii., pp. 31-45
Furnivall, Frederick J.
A Bibliography of Robert Browning, from 1833-81. London, 1881-82, 8vo. The Browning Society's Papers, 1881-4, Pts. i. and ii.
How the Browning Society came into being. With some words on the characteristics and contrasts of Browning's early and late work. London, 1884, 8vo.
A grammatical analysis of "O Lyric Love." Read at the 48th meeting of the Browning Society, Feb. 25, 1886. London, 1888, 8vo. The Browning Society's Papers, Pt. ix., pp. 105-108.
Galton, Arthur.
Urbana Scripta. Studies of five living poets, etc. London, 1885, 8vo. Mr. Browning, pp. 59-76.
Gannon, Nicholas J.
An Essay on the characteristic errors of our most distinguished living poets. Dublin, 1853, 8vo. Robert Browning, pp. 25-32.
Glazebrook, Mrs. M.G.
"A Death in the Desert." Read at the 48th meeting of the Browning Society, Feb. 25, 1857. London, 1888, 8vo. The Browning Society's Papers, vol. ix., pp. 153-164.
Halliwell-Phillipps, James O.
Copy of Correspondence [between J.O. Halliwell-Phillipps and Robert Browning, concerning expressions respecting Halliwell-Phillipps, used by F.J. Furnivall in the preface to a fac-simile of the second edition of Hamlet, published in 1880]. [Brighton ? 1881] fol.
Hamilton, Walter.
Parodies of the Works of English and American Authors. London, 1889, 8vo. Robert Browning, vol. vi., pp. 46-65.
Haweis, Rev. H R.
Poets in the Pulpit. London, 1880, 8vo. Robert Browning. New Year's Eve, pp. 117-143.
Herford, C.H.
Prince Hohenstiel-Schwangau. London, 1886, 8vo. The Browning Society's Papers, Pt. viii., pp. 133-145.
Hodgkins, Louise Manning.
Nineteenth Century Authors. Robert Browning. Boston [1889], 8vo.
Holland, F. May.
Sordello. A Story from Robert Browning. New York, 1881, 8vo. Very scarce.
Horne, R.H.
A New Spirit of the Age. 2 vols. London, 1844, 8vo. Robert Browning (with a portrait engraved by J.C. Armytage) and J.W. Marston, vol. ii., pp. 153-186.
Hutton, Richard Holt.
Essays, Theological and Literary. 2 vols. London, 1871, 8vo. Mr. Browning, vol. ii., pp. 190-247.
Johnson, Rev. Prof. Edwin.
On "Bishop Blougram's Apology." (Read at the 7th meeting of the Browning Society, May 26, 1882.) London, 1882, 8vo. The Browning Society's Papers, Pt. iii., pp. 279-292.
Conscience and Art in Browning. London, 1882, 8vo. The Browning Society's Papers, Pt. iii., pp. 345-379.
On "Mr. Sludge the Medium." Read at the 31st meeting of the Browning Society, March 27, 1885. London, 1885, 8vo. The Browning Society's Papers, Pt. vii., pp. 13-32.
Kingsland, William G.
Robert Browning: chief poet of the age. An essay addressed primarily to beginners in the study of Browning's poems. London, 1887, 8vo. New edition, with biographical and other additions. London, 1890, 8vo.
Landor, Walter Savage.
The Works of Walter Savage Landor. 2 vols. London, 1846, 8vo. Poem "To Robert Browning," vol. ii., p. 673.
M'Cormick, William S.
Three Lectures on English Literature. Paisley, 1889, 8vo. The poetry of Robert Browning, pp. 125-184.
Macdonald, George
Orts. London, 1882, 8vo. Browning's "Christmas Eve," pp. 195-217.
The Imagination and other Essays. Boston [1883], 8vo. Browning's "Christmas Eve," pp. 195-217.
McNicoll, Thomas.
Essays on English Literature. London, 1861, 8vo. New Poems of Browning and Landor (1858), pp. 208-314.
McCrie, George.
The Religion of our Literature. Essays upon Thomas Carlyle, Robert Browning, Alfred Tennyson, etc. London, 1875, 8vo. Robert Browning, pp. 69-109.
Macready, William Charles.
Macready's Reminiscences and Selections from his diaries and letters. 2 vols. London, 1875, 8vo. Numerous references to Browning.
Mayor, Joseph B.
Chapters on English Metre. London, 1886, 8vo. Tennyson and Browning, Chap. xii., pp. 184-196.
Morison, J. Cotter.
"Caliban upon Setebos," with some notes on Browning's Subtlety and Humour. (Read at the 24th Meeting of the Browning Society, April 25, 1884.) London, 1884, 8vo. The Browning Society's Papers, Pt. v., pp. 489-498.
Morrison, Jeanie.
Sordello. An outline analysis of Mr. Browning's Poem. London, 1889, 8vo.
Nettleship, John T.
Essays on Robert Browning's Poetry. London, 1868, 8vo. New edition. New York, 1890, 8vo.
On Browning's "Fifine at the Fair." To be read at the 4th Meeting of the Browning Society, Feb. 24, 1882. London, 1882, 8vo. The Browning Society's Papers, Pt. ii., p. 199-230.
Classification of Browning's Works. London, 1882, 8vo. The Browning Society's Papers, Pt. ii., pp. 231-234.
Browning's Intuition, specially in regard of music and the Plastic Arts. (Read at the 13th Meeting of the Browning Society, Feb. 23, 1883.) London, 1883, 8vo. The Browning Society's Papers, Pt. iv., pp. 331-396.
On the development of Browning's Genius in his capacity as poet or maker. Read at the 35th Meeting of the Browning Society, Oct. 30, 1885. London, 1886, 8vo. The Browning Society's Papers, Pt. viii, pp. 55-77.
Noel, Hon. Roden.
Essays on Poetry and Poets. London, 1886, 8vo. Robert Browning, pp. 256-282; Robert Browning's Poetry, pp. 283-303.
Notes and Queries.
Notes and Queries. 7 Series. London, 1849-1889, 4to. Numerous references to Browning.
O'Byrne, George.
Robert Browning. In Memoriam. An Epicedium. Nottingham [1890], 8vo.
O'Conor, William Anderson.
Essays in Literature and Ethics. Manchester, 1889, 8vo. Browning's "Childe Roland," pp. 1-24.
Ormerod, Helen J.
Some Notes on Browning's Poems referring to Music. Read at the 51st Meeting of the Browning Society, May 27, 1887. London, 1888, 8vo. The Browning Society's Papers, Pt. ix., pp. 180-195.
Abt Vogler, the Man. Read at the 55th Meeting of the Browning Society, Jan. 27th, 1888. London, 1888, 8vo. The Browning Society's Papers, Pt. x., pp 221-236.
Orr, Mrs. Sutherland.
A Handbook to the Works of Robert Browning. London, 1885, 8vo. Second edition, revised. London, 1886, 8vo.
Classification of Browning's Poems. London, 1882, 8vo. The Browning Society's Papers, Pt. ii., pp. 235-238.
Outram, Leonard S.
Love's Value. Colombe's Birthday. Act IV. (The Avowal of Valence.) Read at the 38th Meeting of the Browning Society, Jan. 29, 1886. London, 1886, 8vo. The Browning Society's Papers, Pt. viii., pp. 87-94.
Pearson, Howard S.
On Browning as a Landscape Painter. Read at the 41st Meeting of the Browning Society, April 30, 1886. London, 1886, 8vo. The Browning Society's Papers, Pt. viii., pp. 103-118.
Pollock, Frederick.
Leading cases done into English. By an Apprentice of Lincoln's Inn [Frederick Pollock]. Second edition. London, 1876, 8vo. IV. "Scott v. Shepherd (1 Sm. L.C. 477), Any Pleader to any Student," pp. 15-19. A Parody on Browning.
Portrait.
The Portrait. Vol. I. London, 1877, 4to. Robert Browning, by G. Barnett Smith, 4 pages. The portrait is from a photograph by Elliott & Fry.
Portrait Gallery.
National Portrait Gallery. London [1877], 4to. Robert Browning (with portrait), 4th Series, pp. 73-80.
Powell, Thomas.
The Living Authors of England. New York, 1849, 8 vo. Robert Browning, pp. 71-85.
Pictures of the Living Authors of Britain. London, 1851, 8vo. Robert Browning, pp. 61-75.
Radford, Ernest.
Illustrations to Browning's Poems; with a notice of the artists and the pictures, by E, Radford. 2 pts. London, 1882-3, fol. Published for the Browning Society.
Raleigh, W.A.
On some prominent points in Browning's Teaching. (Read at the 22nd Meeting of the Browning Society, Feb. 22, 1884.) London, 1884, 8vo. The Browning Society's Papers, Pt. v., pp. 477-488.
Reeve, Lovell.
Portraits of Men of Eminence in Literature, Science, and Art, with biographical memoirs, etc. 6 vols. London, 1863-67, 8vo. Robert Browning, vol. i., pp. 109-112.
Revell, William F.
Browning's Poems on God and Immortality as bearing on life here. (Read at the 14th Meeting of the Browning Society, March 30, 1883.) London, 1883, 8vo. The Browning Society's Papers, Pt. iv., pp. 435-454.
Browning's Views of Life. Address on Oct. 28, 1887. London, 1888, 8vo. The Browning Society's Papers, Pt. x., pp. 197-199.
Sharp, William.
Browning and the Arts. London, 1882, 8vo. The Browning Society's Papers, Pt. iii., pp. 34-40.
Sharpe, Rev. John.
On "Pietro of Abano" and the leading ideas of "Dramatic Idyls." Second series, 1880. (Read at the 2nd Meeting of the Browning Society, Nov. 25, 1881.) London, 1882, 8vo. The Browning Society's Papers, Pt. ii., pp. 191-197.
Jocoseria. (Read at the 20th Meeting of the Browning Society, Nov. 23, 1883.) London, 1884, 8vo. The Browning Society's Papers, Pt. v., pp. 93-97.
Shirley, pseud. [i.e., John Skelton].
A Campaigner at Home. London, 1865, 8vo. Robert Browning, pp. 247-283. Appeared originally in Fraser's Magazine, vol. 67, 1863, pp. 240-256.
Stedman, Edmund Clarence.
Victorian Poets. Boston, 1875, 8vo. Robert Browning, pp. 293-341. Another edition. Boston, 1887, 8vo.
Stoddart, Anna M.
"Saul." Read at the 59th Meeting of the Browning Society, May 25, 1888. London, 1888, 8vo. The Browning Society's Papers, Pt. x., pp. 264-274.
Swinburne, Algernon C.
The Works of George Chapman: Poems and Minor Translations. London, 1875, 8vo. On Browning, pp. xiv.-xix. of the "Essay on George Chapman's poetical and dramatic works."
Specimens of Modern Poets. The Heptalogia, or the Seven against Sense, etc. London, 1880, 8vo. John Jones, pp. 9-39. A parody on James Lee.
Symons, Arthur.
Is Browning Dramatic? (Read at the 29th Meeting of the Browning Society, Jan. 30, 1885.) London, 1885, 8vo. The Browning Society's Papers, Pt. vii., pp. 1-12.
An Introduction to the Study of Browning. London, 1886, 8vo.
Some Notes on Mr. Browning's last volume. (On Parleyings with Certain People.) Read at the 50th Meeting of the Browning Society, April 29, 1887. London, 1888, 8vo. The Browning Society's Papers, Pt. ix., pp. 169-179.
Thomson, James.
Notes on the Genius of Robert Browning. (Read at the 3rd Meeting of the Browning Society, Jan. 27, 1882.) London, 1882, 8vo. The Browning Society's Papers, Pt. ii., pp. 239-250.
Todhunter, Dr. John.
"The Ring and the Book." (Read at the 19th Meeting of the Browning Society, Oct. 26, 1883.) London, 1884, 8vo. The Browning Society's Papers, Pt. v., pp. 85-92.
"Strafford" at the Strand Theatre, Dec. 21, 1886. Read at the 47th Meeting of the Browning Society, Jan. 28, 1887. London, 1888, 8vo. The Browning Society's Papers, Pt. ix., pp. 147-152.
Turnbull, Mrs.
Abt Vogler. (Read at the 17th Meeting of the Browning Society, June 22, 1883.) London, 1883, 8vo. The Browning Society's Papers, Pt. iv., pp. 469-476.
In a Balcony. (Read at the Annual Meeting of the Browning Society, July 4, 1884.) London, 1884, 8vo. The Browning Society's Papers, Pt. v., pp. 499-502.
Wall, Annie.
Sordello's Story retold in prose. Boston, 1886, 8vo.
West, E.D.
One aspect of Browning's Villains. (Read at the 15th Meeting of the Browning Society, April 27, 1883.) London, 1883, 8vo. The Browning Society's Papers, Pt. iv., pp. 411-434.
Westcott, B.F.
On some points in Browning's View of Life. A paper read before the Cambridge Browning Society, November, 1882. Cambridge, 1883, 8vo. Printed also in the Browning Society's Papers, Pt. iv., pp. 397-410.
Whitehead, Miss C.M.
Browning as a Teacher of the Nineteenth Century. Read at the 58th Meeting of the Browning Society, April 27, 1888. London, 1888, 8vo. The Browning Society's Papers, Pt. x., pp. 237-263.

MAGAZINE ARTICLES, ETC.


VII. CHRONOLOGICAL LIST OF WORKS.