Tennyson

Alfred, Lord Tennyson (1809-1892) was the most famous poet of the Victorian era, renowned for his dramatically powerful subjects and highly-wrought melodious style. In this section you will find information about Tennyson the person and poet and his life at Farringford on the Isle of Wight.
Visit our Tennyson Poems section to read some of his most famous works as well as his many other poems. There are also numeruos essays about his poetry in the Tennyson Poems Blog

Who Was Tennyson?

Alfred, Lord Tennyson (1809-1892) was the most famous poet of the Victorian era, renowned for his dramatically powerful subjects and highly-wrought melodious style.
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Tennyson and The Isle of Wight

It has been suggested that Tennyson's enthusiasm for Keats' poetry had led him to consider settling on the island where Keats had chosen to write
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Family Life at Farringford

Alfred and Emily Tennyson viewed the tranquility and intimacy of their remote island home as the perfect place to raise their two sons.
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Famous Visitors to Farringford

'Everybody is either a genius, or a poet, or a painter or peculiar in some way', wrote Anny Thackeray on a visit to Freshwater in 1865.
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Chronology of Tennyson's Life

Tennyson's life before and during his time at Farringford.
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Research Resources

A list of books, archives, websites and places with useful information on Tennyson.
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Tennyson

Who Was Tennyson?

Tennyson and The Isle of Wight

Family Life at Farringford

Famous Visitors to Farringford

Chronology of Tennyson's Life

Research Resources