One of the great Victorian poets, Tennyson's genius is expressed through the precision and delicacy of the language of his lyrical poems
A collection of narrative and short lyrical works by the poet favored by Queen Victoria includes "The Lady of Shalott," extracts from "Idylls of the King," and the complete text of "Ulysses." 10,000 first printing.
Tennyson was one of the true great Victorian poets - much of his work is known throughout the world: 'Theirs not to reason why, theirs but to do and die' 'Tis better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all' His genius is ...
This collection includes, of course, such famous poems as “The Lady of Shalott” and “The Charge of the Light Brigade.” There are extracts from all the major masterpieces—“Idylls of the King,” “The Princess,” “In ...
This collection includes, of course, such celebrated poems as The Lady of Shalott and The Charge of the Light Brigade.
A collection of poems about death, loss, and mourning written by authors such as Tennyson, Whitman, Hardy, Keats, and Rilke
Throughout history, poets have felt the ancient pull of the sea, exploring the full range of mankind’s nautical fears, dreams, and longings. The colorful legends of the sea–pirates and mermaids,...
Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936) is often regarded as the unofficial Laureate of the British Empire.
Poems: Rossetti contains a full selection of Rossetti's work, including her lyric poems, dramatic and narrative poems, rhymes and riddles, sonnet sequences, prayers and meditations, and an index of first lines.
An enchanting and witty compendium of Yuletide poetry includes the lyrics to familiar carols, Moore's "A Visit from St. Nicholas," and other great works by Langston Hughes, Emily Dickinson, Rudyard Kipling, Dorothy Parker, Robert Graves, ...
3 Tennyson's distinguished Oxford friend Benjamin Jowett had been instrumental in seeing the proposal for Tennyson's DCL through Congregation, the governing body of the university. Brilliant dons were not obviously to Tennyson's taste, ...