Diary of Daniel Sargent Curtis

Miss Browning sent for us to come to Pal. Rezzonico to say good-bye– She said many kind things of her brother’s feelings for us. RBB gave me to read a letter from Mr G. Smith (the publisher) detailing an interview with the Dean of Westminster who said that in his sole instance he took it on...

The coffin departed last eveg for London, and the family go today.

Miss Browning left for London yesty with Mrs Orr—in the morning, to sleep on the way & be overtaken by Mr. & Mrs. RBB who started at 11 P.M. We went to Pal. Rezzo to say good bye at 5 P.M. Some mad Englishman sent an anonymous letter abusing Browning’s poetry, ‘which ought to descend into...

We had a letter from Mrs. Browning to say that they had arrived in London after a fatiguing journey and rough voyage across the Channel.

To Lady Layards– Her sister (Du Cane) called to inquire for Miss Browning’s health. The servant asked ‘would you wish to see the corpse?’

Today Mr Browning’s remains are to be interred at Westminster Abbey.

Recd from R. B. Browning at London, a copy of ‘Asolando’—[‘]‘wh. my father would have given to Mr. & Mrs. Curtis”–

Dined here Mr & Mrs R. B. Browning. R.B.B. showed H. F. Brown & us letter from Municipio of Venice about the stone & inscription to be placed on Palo Rezzonico to memory of R.B. and asked our opinions as to how many lines of his verse shd. be given. We got down & read them, and all agreed that...

Addington Symonds & HFB dined Palo Barbaro– JAS said “I was once at Faringford, with Sidgwick. We sat up smoking with Tennyson (he was then Mr Tennyson) talking of poets and poetry. Sidgwick said, Mr T. What do you think of the probable duration of your poetry and Browning’s?[”] Tennyson...

R B Browning sent copy of Mrs. Orr’s Life of his father, ‘to Mr & Mrs C. from theirs affecy’– June 14. Mrs C. talked with Miss Browning about the book, & as Miss B is to be now quite alone in Pal. Rezzo (as Mrs R B at Marienbad & Mr. B at Royat,) we shall have occasion to hear Miss B’s...

Miss Browning went by appointt with Mrs Curtis to our garden. Sd they saw Mrs Orr’s book at 4th revise & in great haste. Asked her to leave out some things—wh. she did—but evidently disliked it—so B’s let the rest go. Sd Mr Barrett’s objection had nothing to do with Mrs B’s...

Mr & Mrs W. W. Story lunched with us at Po Barbaro. Story asked why I did not write & print about Browning & I read to them some of this book—on wh. he urged me to print it—as representg R.B.’s ideas & talk as we knew them. Mrs Paran Stevens showed Story a telegram from Mrs B. Moore “I...