Thereisanoldanecdote,probablyapocryphal,whichdescribeshowafeminineadmirerwrotetoBrowningaskinghimforthemeaningofoneofhisdarkerpoems,andreceivedthefollowingreply:“Whenthatpoemwaswritten,twopeopleknewwhatitmeant–GodandRobertBrowning.AndnowGodonlyknowswhatitmeans.
Forthiscollection,LibriVoxvolunteersmadetheirownselectionsfromRobertBrowning'spoetryandprosetocelebratethe200thanniversaryofhisbirthon7thMay1812.
PippaPasseswasadramaticpiece,asmuchplayaspoetry,byRobertBrowningpublishedin1841asthefirstvolumeofhisBellsandPomegranatesseries.Theauthordescribedtheworkasthefirstofaseriesofdramaticpieces.Hisoriginalideawasofayoung,innocentgirl,movingunblemishedthroughthecrime-riddenneighbourhoodsofAsolo.