There is an old anecdote, probably apocryphal, which describes how a feminine admirer wrote to Browning asking him for the meaning of one of his darker poems, and received the following reply: “When that poem was written, two people knew what it meant–God and Robert Browning. And now God only knows what it means.

Latest episodes of the podcast Robert Browning by G. K. Chesterton

• 01 – Chapter 1 – Part 1
• 02 – Chapter 1 – Part 2
• 03 – Chapter 1 – Part 3
• 04 – Chapter 1 – Part 4
• 05 – Chapter 2 – Part 1
• 06 – Chapter 2 – Part 2
• 07 – Chapter 2 – Part 3
• 08 – Chapter 3 – Part 1
• 09 – Chapter 3 – Part 2
• 10 – Chapter 3 – Part 3
• 11 – Chapter 4 – Part 1
• 12 – Chapter 4 – Part 2
• 13 – Chapter 4 – Part 3
• 14 – Chapter 5 – Part 1
• 15 – Chapter 5 – Part 2
• 16 – Chapter 5 – Part 3
• 17 – Chapter 6 – Part 1
• 18 – Chapter 6 – Part 2
• 19 – Chapter 6 – Part 3
• 20 – Chapter 7 – Part 2
• 21 – Chapter 7 – Part 2
• 22 – Chapter 8 – Part 1
• 23 – Chapter 8 – Part 2
• 24 – Chapter 8 – Part 3