xvii, [1], 299, [3] pp. A collection of poetry by Robert Browning, selected, edited, and introduced by C. Day Lewis, with woodcut illustrations by Peter Reddick. "Robert Browning (May 7, 1812 - December 12, 1889) was an English poet and playwright whose mastery of dramatic verse, especially dramatic monologues, made him, alongside his wife Elizabeth Barrett Browning, one of the foremost Victorian poets.