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BROWNING AND HIS CENTURY
BY THE SAME AUTHOR
BROWNING'S ITALY
BROWNING'S ENGLAND
A GUIDE TO MYTHOLOGY
ANCIENT MYTHS IN MODERN POETS
LONGFELLOW'S COUNTRY
HAWTHORNE'S COUNTRY
THE POETS' NEW ENGLAND
[Illustration: BROWNING AT 23 (LONDON 1835)]
Browning and His Century
BY HELEN ARCHIBALD CLARKE
Author of "_Browning's Italy_,"
"_Browning's England_," etc.
ILLUSTRATED FROM PHOTOGRAPHS
GARDEN CITY NEW YORK
DOUBLEDAY, PAGE & COMPANY
1912
_Copyright, 1912, by_
DOUBLEDAY, PAGE & CO.
_All rights reserved, including that of
translation into foreign languages,
including the Scandinavian_
To
THE BOSTON BROWNING SOCIETY
IN COMMEMORATION OF THE
BROWNING CENTENARY--1812-1912
CONTENTS
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CHAPTER I
THE BATTLE OF MIND AND SPIRIT 3