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。