Project Gutenberg 2004-12-28 Public domain in the USA. 288 Orr, Sutherland, Mrs. 1828 1903 Orr, Alexandra Leighton Orr, Mrs. Sutherland A Handbook to the Works of Browning (6th ed.) Produced by Jonathan Ingram, Lisa Reigel and the PG Online Distributed Proofreading Team "A Handbook to the Works of Robert Browning" by Mrs. Sutherland Orr is a literary guidebook first published in the late 19th century, specifically intended for readers of Robert Browning's poetry. The handbook serves as both a primer and a descriptive index, aiming to provide insights into Browning's extensive body of work, including critical analyses of his themes, style, and individual poems. The opening of the handbook begins with a preface explaining the author's challenge in condensing the complexities of Browning's oeuvre into a manageable form. Orr reflects on the need to correct previous shortcomings and offers guidance on approaching Browning's unique poetic style. Throughout this introductory section, the author emphasizes Browning's dramatic yet metaphysical poetic genius, characterized by an imaginative engagement with real human experiences and emotions, and sets the stage for deeper analyses of notable poems such as "Pauline," "Paracelsus," and "Sordello," outlining their central themes and significance within Browning's literary canon. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 69.8 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Browning, Robert, 1812-1889 -- Bibliography Browning, Robert, 1812-1889 -- Handbooks, manuals, etc. PR Text Browsing: Encyclopedias/Dictionaries/Reference Browsing: Literature Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches 992391 2025-06-06T09:24:53.073353 text/html 987170 2020-12-19T00:48:12 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 437024 2025-06-06T09:25:13.238234 application/epub+zip 456356 2025-06-06T09:24:58.228341 application/epub+zip 427168 2025-06-06T09:24:56.078348 application/epub+zip 831978 2025-06-06T09:25:22.426244 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 786668 2025-06-06T09:25:11.428262 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 757329 2022-09-07T16:48:20.272358 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 808848 2023-09-07T03:54:08.973697 text/plain 15626 2025-06-06T09:25:22.890206 application/rdf+xml 16349 2025-06-06T09:24:56.748351 image/jpeg 3844 2025-06-06T09:24:56.420317 image/jpeg 425183 2025-06-06T09:24:53.149401 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia