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The Poetic and Dramatic Works of Alfred Lord Tennyson
1898. Tennyson, a poet of the Victorian age who succeeded Wordsworth as Poet Laureate. Contents: To the Queen; Juvenilia; The Lady of Shalott and Other Poems; English Idyls and Other Poems; The Princess; A Medley; In Memoriam A.H.H.; Maud: A Monodrama; Enoch Arden and Other Poems; The Window or, The Song of the Wrens; The Lover's Tale; Idylls of the King; Ballads and Other Poems; Tiresias and Other Poems; Locksley Hall Sixty Years After, etc.; Demeter, and Other Poems; Queen Mary: A Drama; Harold: A Drama; Becket; The Falcon; The Cup; The Promise of May; and Crossing the Bar. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.
- GenresPoetry
776 pages, Paperback
Published July 2, 2004
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Alfred Tennyson
2,164 books1,459 followersWorks, including
In Memoriam
in 1850 and "The Charge of the Light Brigade" in 1854, of Alfred Tennyson, first baron, known as lord, appointed British poet laureate in 1850, reflect Victorian sentiments and aesthetics.
Elizabeth Tennyson, wife, bore Alfred Tennyson, the fourth of twelve children, to George Tennyson, clergyman; he inevitably wrote his books. In 1816, parents sent Tennyson was sent to grammar school of Louth.
Alfred Tennyson disliked school so intensely that from 1820, home educated him. At the age of 18 years in 1827, Alfred joined his two brothers at Trinity College, Cambridge and with Charles Tennyson, his brother, published Poems by Two Brothers , his book, in the same year.
Alfred Tennyson published Poems Chiefly Lyrical , his second book, in 1830. In 1833, Arthur Henry Hallam, best friend of Tennyson, engaged to wed his sister, died, and thus inspired some best Ulysses and the Passing of Arthur .
Following William Wordsworth, Alfred Tennyson in 1850 married Emily Sellwood Tenyson, his childhood friend. She bore Hallam Tennyson in 1852 and Lionel Tennyson in 1854, two years later.
Alfred Tennyson continued throughout his life and in the 1870s also to write a number of plays.
In 1884, the queen raised Alfred Tennyson, a great favorite of Albert, prince, thereafter to the peerage of Aldworth. She granted such a high rank for solely literary distinction to this only Englishman.
Alfred Tennyson died at the age of 83 years, and people buried his body in abbey of Westminster.
Elizabeth Tennyson, wife, bore Alfred Tennyson, the fourth of twelve children, to George Tennyson, clergyman; he inevitably wrote his books. In 1816, parents sent Tennyson was sent to grammar school of Louth.
Alfred Tennyson disliked school so intensely that from 1820, home educated him. At the age of 18 years in 1827, Alfred joined his two brothers at Trinity College, Cambridge and with Charles Tennyson, his brother, published Poems by Two Brothers , his book, in the same year.
Alfred Tennyson published Poems Chiefly Lyrical , his second book, in 1830. In 1833, Arthur Henry Hallam, best friend of Tennyson, engaged to wed his sister, died, and thus inspired some best Ulysses and the Passing of Arthur .
Following William Wordsworth, Alfred Tennyson in 1850 married Emily Sellwood Tenyson, his childhood friend. She bore Hallam Tennyson in 1852 and Lionel Tennyson in 1854, two years later.
Alfred Tennyson continued throughout his life and in the 1870s also to write a number of plays.
In 1884, the queen raised Alfred Tennyson, a great favorite of Albert, prince, thereafter to the peerage of Aldworth. She granted such a high rank for solely literary distinction to this only Englishman.
Alfred Tennyson died at the age of 83 years, and people buried his body in abbey of Westminster.
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December 24, 2016
I had heard about Tennyson for many years but never had the opportunity to read him. I found this book on ebay from an estate sale. It was published in 1898 and was given as a gift to Marjorie Pierce in 1913 (it has her name and the date she acquired it in the front of the book.) The 1st piece I read was "Lady of Shallot" and I was instantly hooked to Tennyson. I'll take my time to read his works so that I may savor the cadence and richness of his prose.
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