Alfred Tennyson





Alfred Tennyson

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born
August 06, 1809 in The United Kingdom

died
October 06, 1892

gender
male


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Alfred Tennyson, 1st Baron Tennyson, FRS was Poet Laureate succeeding Wordsworth during much of Queen Victoria's reign and remains one of the most popular poets in the English language.



Average rating: 4.07 · 8,858 ratings · 323 reviews · 340 distinct works
The Lady Of Shalott
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4.18 of 5 stars 4.18 avg rating — 3,255 ratings — published 1833 — 12 editions
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Idylls of the King
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3.88 of 5 stars 3.88 avg rating — 2,176 ratings — published 1885 — 95 editions
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Tennyson's Poetry
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4.04 of 5 stars 4.04 avg rating — 1,200 ratings — published 1800 — 2 editions
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In Memoriam
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4.07 of 5 stars 4.07 avg rating — 752 ratings — published 1895 — 55 editions
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Selected Poems
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4.04 of 5 stars 4.04 avg rating — 390 ratings — published 1960 — 14 editions
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The Complete Works of Alfre...
4.32 of 5 stars 4.32 avg rating — 107 ratings — published 2007 — 15 editions
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Tennyson: Poems
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4.24 of 5 stars 4.24 avg rating — 99 ratings — published 2004
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English Victorian Poetry: A...
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4.03 of 5 stars 4.03 avg rating — 90 ratings — published 1998
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Tennyson: Selected Poetry
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4.22 of 5 stars 4.22 avg rating — 85 ratings — published 1985
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Idylls of the King and a Se...
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3.94 of 5 stars 3.94 avg rating — 124 ratings — published 1874 — 10 editions
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More books by Alfred Tennyson…
“Tis better to have loved and lost
Than never to have loved at all.”
Alfred Tennyson, In Memoriam

“If I had a flower for every time I thought of you...I could walk through my garden forever.”
Alfred Tennyson

“Hope
Smiles from the threshold of the year to come,
Whispering 'it will be happier'...”
Alfred Tennyson

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