BROWNING ROBERT — Robert Browning's Selected Poems

New York: Thomas Y. Crowell, 1896. Reprint. Hardcover. This book is in Very Good+ condition. The book is in Very Good+ condition and was likely issued without a dust jacket. Figured, puffy binding with illustrations of flowers. There is gilt lettering to the spine and gilt lettering on a green background on the front cover. "Robert Browning (7 May 1812 – 12 December 1889) was an English poet and playwright whose mastery of the dramatic monologue made him one of the foremost Victorian poets. His poems are known for their irony, characterization, dark humour, social commentary, historical settings, and challenging vocabulary and syntax. Browning's early career began promisingly, but collapsed. The long poems Pauline and Paracelsus received some acclaim, but in 1840 the difficult Sordello, which was seen as wilfully obscure, brought his poetry into disrepute. His reputation took more than a decade to recover, during which time he moved away from the Shelleyan forms of his early period and developed a more personal style. " (from Wikipedia). Very Good+ .