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Annual General Meeting took place at St Marylebone Parish Church on Saturday 11th March 2017.
Dr Dimitry Usenco spoke on the subject of ‘Apostolic Ambiguity: John the Divine in Browning’ which will include a reading of the passage from Book Three of Robert Browning’s Sordello beginning “John the Beloved, banished Antioch” to the end of Book the Third (lines 991-1023 in the Penguin edition).
President's Report 2016
The Annual Wreath-Laying Ceremony took place at Westminster Abbey on Wednesday 7th December
2016
Following Evensong, members of the Society
gathered in Poets' Corner. After a brief address
by Professor Michael Slater, wreaths were laid on behalf of The
Browning Society, The Browning Settlement, The Armstrong Browning Library and
The Friends of Casa Guidi.
A Reception followed in The
Westminster Arms in nearby Storey's Gate.
The President, Professor Michael Slater, The Revd Clive Dunnico &
Ms Cynthia Burgess
The ledger stone designed by Robert Wiedeman Barrett Browning, known as Pen Browning, (9 March 1849 – 8 July 1912)
The wreaths are of roses (The Browning Society), mixed flowers (The Browning Settlement), lilies (The Friends of Casa Guidi) and Bells and Pomegranates (The Armstrong Browning Library, Baylor University).
Se also:
http://www.westminster-abbey.org/our-history/people/robert-browning
Charles Forbes portrait of Sarianna Browning restored by The Browning Society
Museo e archivio storico del Comune di Asolo
Forthcoming Events
Recent Events
Visit to Asolo April 2016
La Torricella (built by Pen Browning) from La Mura (Mrs Bronson's House)
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| 11 September |
Choral Eucharist with readings of poetry by Robert and Elizabeth to commemorate their marriage on 12 September 1846, Lunch and Film: The Barretts of Wimpole Street (1934).
The Altar and Painyting by Benjamin West, PRA, before which Robert and Elizabeth wre married in 1846 |
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| 15 October |
Conference Elizabeth Barrett Browning and the Legacies of Aurora Leigh: literature, politics, society at Westminster university, Regent Street, London |
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| 7 December |
Wreath-laying Ceremony at Westminster Abbey followed by Lecture and Reception
Robert Browning's grave ledger (designed by his son, Pen Browning) in Poets' Corner, Westminster Abbey |
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Some Important Dates
| 6 March 1806 |
Elizabeth Barrett Browning's birth in County Durham. |
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| 7 May 1812 |
Robert Browning's birth in Camberwell, London |
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| 9 March 1849 |
Birth of Robert Wiedeman Barrett "Pen" Browning |
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| 29 June 1861 |
Elizabeth's death in Florence. |
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| September |
Annual Commemmoration of the Brownings' Marriage in St Marylebone Parish Church. Choral Eucharist, poetry reading, lunch and lecture. 11 am on the Sunday nearest to 12th September. |
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| 12 September 1846 |
Brownings' marriage in St Marylebone Parish Church. |
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| December |
Annual Commemoration & Wreath Laying, Poets' Corner, Westminster Abbey, followed by Lecture and Reception. Usually during the second week of December. |
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| 12 December 1889 |
Robert Browning's death at Ca Rezzonico in Venice. |
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| 31 December 1889 |
Robert's burial in Poets' Corner, Westminster Abbey
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| 8 July 1912 |
Death of Pen Browning |
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