The complete online text of Christmas Eve by Robert Browning.

The English poet Robert Browning (1812-1889) is best known for his dramatic monologues. By vividly portraying a central character against a social background, these poems probe complex human motives in a variety of historical periods. Robert Browning was...

Robert Browning, with Alfred, Lord Tennyson, is considered one of the two major poets of the Victorian age. His life (1812-1889) and the chronological span of his publishing career (from Pauline in 1833 to Asolando in 1889) place him firmly in the contex...

Robert Browning , with Alfred Lord Tennyson, is considered one of the two major poets of the Victorian age. His life (1812-1889) and the chronological span of his publishing career (from Pauline in 1833 to Asolando in 1889) place him firmly in the contex...

Redeemer Lutheran, Fifth and Pearl Streets At the 9 and 11 p.m. services organist Anne L. Lefever will play as preludes "God Rest You Merry," "Noel, Noel," "The Bells" and "Coventry Carol." The brass ensemble, directed by William Roberts, will play "From Heaven...

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There's nothing like a little liquor to unlock a play and its characters.And the booze flows freely in "The Seafarer," Conor McPherson's haunting yet often hilarious tale of a memorable Christmas Eve poker night in a dingy Dublin suburb.The play, which opened Thursday at Broadway's...

Mars will be unusually bright this Christmas Eve and the moon will be shining full — a development that might make Santa Claus rethink his need for Rudolph's red nose.That idea, from Miami Space Transit Planetarium director Jack Horkheimer, made us wonder if retooling a...