Papers relating to the Browning Society and Robert Browning, 1881-1967
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Reference code
K/PP132/9
Title
Papers relating to the Browning Society and Robert Browning, 1881-1967
Date(s)
1881-1967 (Creation)
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Series
Scope and content
Formed in 1881 by Furnivall and Emily Hickey (with the reluctant consent of the poet), the aim of the Browning Society was to promote the works of Robert Browning through publications and staging performances of his plays. Membership fell sharply after the poet's death in 1889 and the Society formally ceased to operate in 1891. However it still met informally in member's houses at least until 1893
