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Alfred Tennyson

Born

in Somersby, Lincolnshire, England

August 06, 1809

Died

October 06, 1892

Genre

Poetry, Drama

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Works, 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.

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Average rating: 4.07 · 62,644 ratings · 2,864 reviews · 2,216 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Lady of Shalott 4.19 avg rating — 19,710 ratings — published 1833 — 78 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Idylls of the King 3.97 avg rating — 10,369 ratings — published 1885 — 854 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tennyson's Poetry by Alfred Tennyson, Robert W. Hill Jr. (editor) 4.07 avg rating — 8,011 ratings — published 1833 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	In Memoriam 4.06 avg rating — 4,482 ratings — published 1850 — 479 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Selected Poems 4.07 avg rating — 3,372 ratings — published 1870 — 70 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Charge of the Light Brigade 4.11 avg rating — 1,235 ratings — published 1854 — 16 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ulysses 4.13 avg rating — 884 ratings — published 1842 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tennyson: Poems by Alfred Tennyson, Peter Washington (Editor) 4.24 avg rating — 673 ratings — published 1892 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Poetical Works: Tennyson 4.17 avg rating — 516 ratings — published 1892 — 458 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Complete Works of Alfred Tennyson 4.33 avg rating — 483 ratings — published 1879 — 40 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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

tags: friendship, love

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“Tis better to have loved and lost
Than never to have loved at all.”
― Alfred Lord Tennyson, In Memoriam

tags: paraphrase-of-congreve

15958 likes

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

tags: happiness, hope, inspirational, new-year

4706 likes

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January 2025 Old School Classics Poll

The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare, 1596, 103 pp

80 votes, 40.6%

The Death of King Arthur: A New Verse Translation translated by Simon Armitage, or Le Morte DArthur (The Death of Arthur): All Volumes by Thomas Malory, 1380, 304 pp

38 votes, 19.3%

The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner by James Hogg, 1824, 272 pp

27 votes, 13.7%

The Persian Expedition by Xenophon, -401, 375 pp

21 votes, 10.7%

Idylls of the King by Alfred Tennyson, 1885 384 pp

17 votes, 8.6%

The Card by Arnold Bennett, 1911, 224 pp

14 votes, 7.1%

197 total votes

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