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  <name><![CDATA[Alfred Lord Tennyson]]></name>
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  <about><![CDATA[One of eight children, Tennyson's most famous poem &lt;i&gt;In Memoriam&lt;/I&gt; was written after the early death of his friend Arthur Henry Hallam.  While Tennyson attended Trinity College at Cambridge, the death of his father caused him to leave without gaining a degree.  During his time at Trinity, Tennyson won recognition for his poem &quot;Timbuctoo&quot; and published two collections, one with his brothers.  From 1832-1842, Tennyson wrote but did not publish.  Some critics refer to this period as the &quot;Ten Year's Silence&quot;.  It was also during this period that he became engaged to Emily Sellwood who he married in 1850.  It is unclear why there was a delay.  Critics cite poverty, depression, and Tennyson's own fear that he had epilepsy like his father as possible reasons.
In 1842, Tennyson published two collections, one which contained his earlier works, and another which included &quot;Locksley Hall&quot; and &quot;Ulysses&quot;.  In 1850, &lt;i&gt;In Memoriam&lt;/I&gt; appeared in print.  He also became Poet Laureate in 1850, succeeding Wordsworth.

Tennyson is buried in Westminster Abbey.]]></about>    <gender>male</gender>  <hometown>Somersby, England</hometown>  <born_at>08/06/1809</born_at>  <died_at>10/06/1892</died_at>  
  
  
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  <title><![CDATA[Idylls of the King]]></title>
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  <published>1885</published>  
  
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  <title><![CDATA[The Lady of Shalott]]></title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Alfred Lord Tennyson]]></name>
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  <published>1967</published>  
  
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  <title><![CDATA[Tennyson's Poetry (Norton Critical Editions)]]></title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Alfred Lord Tennyson]]></name>
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      <name><![CDATA[Robert W. Hill Jr.]]></name>
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  <published>1800</published>  
  
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  <title><![CDATA[In Memoriam (Norton Critical Editions)]]></title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Alfred Lord Tennyson]]></name>
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  <title><![CDATA[Alfred, Lord Tennyson: Selected Poems]]></title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Alfred Lord Tennyson]]></name>
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  <title><![CDATA[Selected Poems]]></title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Alfred Lord Tennyson]]></name>
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  <title><![CDATA[English Victorian Poetry: An Anthology]]></title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Robert Browning]]></name>
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      <name><![CDATA[Elizabeth Barrett Browning]]></name>
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  <average_rating>4.06</average_rating>
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  <title><![CDATA[Tennyson: Selected Poetry]]></title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Alfred Lord Tennyson]]></name>
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  <published>1985</published>  
  
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  <title><![CDATA[The Complete Works Of Alfred Tennyson]]></title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Alfred Lord Tennyson]]></name>
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  <title><![CDATA[Tennyson: Selected Poems]]></title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Alfred Lord Tennyson]]></name>
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      <name><![CDATA[Aidan Day]]></name>
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