London，RobertBrowning’sbirthplace；hisimmediatepredecessorsandcontemporariesinliterature，art，andmusic；bornMay7th，1812；
originoftheBrowningfamily；assertionsastoitsSemiticconnectionapparentlygroundless；thepoetaputativedescendantoftheCaptainMicaiahBrowningmentionedbyMacaulay；
RobertBrowning’smotherofScottishandGermanorigin；
hisfatheramanofexceptionalpowers，artist，poet，critic，student；
Mr。Browning’sopinionofhisson’swritings；thehomeinCamberwell；
RobertBrowning’schildhood；concerninghisoptimism；
hisfondnessforCarravaggio’s“AndromedaandPerseus“；hispoeticprecocity；
originof“TheFlightoftheDuchess“；writesByronicverse；
issenttoschoolatPeckham；hisholidayafternoons；seesLondonbynight，fromHerneHill；thesignificanceofthespectacletohim。
Hewishestobeapoet；writesinthestyleofByronandPope；
the“DeathofHarold“；hispoems，writtenwhentwelveyearsold，showntoMissFlower；theRev。W。J。Fox’scriticismsonthem；
hecomesacrossShelley’s“DaemonoftheWorld“；Mrs。BrowningprocuresShelley’spoems，alsothoseofKeats，forherson；
theperusalofthesevolumesprovesanimportanteventinhispoeticdevelopment；heleavesschoolwhenfourteenyearsold，andstudiesathomeunderatutor；attendsafewlecturesatUniversityCollege，1829-30；chooseshiscareer，attheageoftwenty；
earliestrecordofhisutterancesconcerninghisyouthfullifeprintedin`CenturyMagazine’，1881；heplansaseriesofmonodramaticepics；
Browning’slifework，collectivelyonemonodramatic“epic“；
Shakespeare’sandBrowning’smethodscompared；Browningwrites“Pauline“
in1832；hisowncriticismonit；hisparents’opinions；
hisaunt’sgenerousgift；thepoempublishedinJanuary1833；
descriptionofthepoem；writtenundertheinspiringstimulusofShelley；
itsautopsychicalsignificance；itsimportancetothestudentofthepoet’sworks；quotationsfrom“Pauline“。
Thepublicreceptionof“Pauline“；criticismsthereupon；
Mr。Fox’snoticeinthe`MonthlyRepository’，anditsresults；
DanteGabrielRossettireads“Pauline“andwritestotheauthor；
Browning’sreferencetoTennyson’sreadingof“Maud“in1855；
Browningfrequentsliterarysociety；readsattheBritishMuseum；
makestheacquaintanceofCharlesDickensand“Ion“Talfourd；
avolumeofpoemsbyTennysonpublishedsimultaneouslywith“Pauline“；
in1833hecommenceshistravels；goestoRussia；thesolerecordofhisexperiencestheretobefoundinthepoem“IvanIvanovitch“，publishedin`DramaticIdyls’，1879；hisacquaintancewithMazzini；
BrowninggoestoItaly；visitsAsolo，whencehedrewhintsfor“Sordello“and“PippaPasses“；in1834hereturnstoCamberwell；
inautumnof1834andwinterof1835commences“Sordello“，writes“Paracelsus“，andoneortwoshortpoems；hisloveforVenice；
anewvoiceaudiblein“JohannesAgricola“and“Porphyria“；
“Paracelsus“，publishedin1835；hisownexplanationofit；
hisloveofwalkinginthedark；someof“Paracelsus“andof“Strafford“
composedinawoodnearDulwich；concerning“Paracelsus“andBrowning’ssympathywiththescientificspirit；descriptionandscopeofthepoem；
quotationstherefrom；estimateofthework，anditsfourlyrics。
Criticismsupon“Paracelsus“，importantonewrittenbyJohnForster；
BrowningmeetsMacreadyatthehouseofMr。Fox；personaldescriptionofthepoet；Macready’sopinionofthepoem；BrowningspendsNewYear’sDay，1836，atthehouseofthetragedianandmeetsJohnForster；
Macreadyurgeshimtowriteaplay；hissubsequentinterviewwiththetragedian；heplansadramatobeentitled“Narses“；
meetsWordsworthandWalterSavageLandoratasupperparty，whentheyoungpoetistoasted，andMacreadyagainproposesthatBrowningshouldwriteaplay，fromwhicharosetheideaof“Strafford“；
hisacquaintancewithWordsworthandLandor；MS。of“Strafford“accepted；
itsperformanceatCoventGardenTheatreonthe26thMay1837；
runsforfivenights；theauthor’scomments；thedramaissuedbyMessrs。Longman&Co。；theperformancein1886；estimateof“Strafford“；
Browning’sdramas；comparisonbetweentheElizabethanandVictoriandramaticeras；Browning’ssoul-depictivefaculty；hisdramaticmethod；
estimateofhisdramas；Landor’sacknowledgmentofthededicationtohimof“Luria“。
“Profundity“and“Simplicity“；thefacultyofwonder；
Browning’sfirstconceptionof“PippaPasses“；hisresidenceinLondon；
hiscountrywalks；hiswaysandhabits，andhisheart-episodes；
debateswhethertobecomeaclergyman；is“PippaPasses“adrama？
estimateofthepoem；Browning’sramblesonWimbledonCommonandinDulwichWood，wherehecomposeshislinesuponShelley；
assertsthereisromanceinCamberwellaswellasinItaly；
“Sordello“；thechargeofobscurityagainst“Sordello“；
thenatureandintentionofthepoem；quotationstherefrom；
anecdoteaboutDouglasJerrold；Tennyson’s，Carlyle’s，andM。OdysseBarot’sopinionson“Sordello“；“enigmatic“poetry；
in1863Browningcontemplatedthere-writingof“Sordello“；
dedicationtotheFrenchcritic，Milsand。
Browning’sthreegreatdramaticpoems；“TheRingandtheBook“
hisfinestwork；itsuniqueness；Carlyle’scriticismofit；
PoetryversusTour-de-Force；“TheRingandtheBook“begunin1866；
analysisofthepoem；kinshipof“TheRingandtheBook“and“AuroraLeigh“；
explanationoftitle；theideatakenfromaparchmentvolumeBrowningpickedupinFlorence；thepoemplannedatCasaGuidi；
“OLyricLove“，etc。；descriptionandanalysisof“TheRingandtheBook“，withquotations；comparedasapoemwith“TheInnAlbum“，“Pauline“，“Asolando“，“MenandWomen“，etc。；imaginaryvolumes，tobeentitled“TranscriptsfromLife“and“Flowerso’theVine“；
Browning’sgreatestperiod；Browning’sprimaryimportance。
EarlylifeofElizabethBarrettBrowning；bornin1820；*
thechiefsorrowofherlife；theBarrettfamilysettleinLondon；
“TheCryoftheChildren“anditsorigin；MissBarrett’sfriends；
effectonherofBrowning’spoetry；shemakesBrowning’sacquaintancein1846；
herearlybeliefinhimasapoet；herphysicaldelicacyandhersensitivenessoffeeling；personalappearanceofRobertBrowning；
his“electric“hand；ElizabethBarrettdiscernshispersonalworth，andissusceptibletothestronghumanityofBrowning’ssong；
Mr。Barrett’sjealousy；theirengagement；MissBarrett’sacquaintancewithMrs。Jameson；quietmarriagein1846；Mr。Barrett’sresentment；
theBrowningsgotoParis；thencetoItalywithMrs。Jameson；
Wordsworth’scomments；residenceinPisa；“SonnetsfromthePortuguese“；
inthespringtheygotoFlorence，thencetoAncona，where“TheGuardianAngel“waswritten；CasaGuidi；
W。W。Story’saccountoftheroomsatCasaGuidi；perfectunion。
*Thisdateisatypographicalerror，butthedategiveninthetextitself，1809，isalsoincorrectitshouldbe1806。Mr。Sharp’slackofknowledgeonthissubjectisunderstandable，however，as，toquotefromMrs。Orr’s“LifeandLettersofRobertBrowning“1891：
“Shelookedmuchyoungerthanherage，which[RobertBrowning]
onlyrecentlyknewtohavebeensixyearsbeyondhisown。“A。L。，1996。