Reading and Writing Skills for Students of Literature in English: The Victorian PeriodEnric MonforteJacqueline HurtleyBill Phillips

Alfred Tennyson 1809-1892Born in Lincolnshire, fourth of twelve children of George and Elizabeth (Fytche) Tennyson http://www.tellingtrails.co.uk/pages/individuals/tennysonpicpages/tennyson.htm

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The success of his 1842 Poems made Tennyson a popular poet, and in 1845 he received a Civil List (government) pension of 200 a year, which helped relieve his financial difficulties; the success of "The Princess" and In Memoriam and his appointment in 1850 as Poet Laureate finally established him as the most popular poet of the Victorian era.from The Victorian Web http://www.victorianweb.org/authors/tennyson/tennybio.htmlAlfred, Lord Tennyson, detail of an oil painting by Samuel Laurence, c. 1840; in the National Portrait Gallery, London. http://www.britannica.com/eb/art/print?id=14747&articleTypeId=1

By now Tennyson, only 41, had written some of his greatest poetry, but he continued to write and to gain in popularity. In 1853, as the Tennysons were moving into their new house on the Isle of Wight, Prince Albert dropped in unannounced. His admiration for Tennyson's poetry helped solidify his position as the national poet, and Tennyson returned the favor by dedicating The Idylls of the King to his memory. Prince Albert 1819-1861http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alberto_de_Sajonia-Coburgo

Queen Victoria later summoned him to court several times, and at her insistence he accepted his title, having declined it when offered by both Disraeli and Gladstone.William Gladstone 1809-1898PM 1868-74,1880-86, 1892-94Benjamin Disraeli 1804-1881PM 1868, 1874-80Queen Victoria 1819-1901Queen 1837-1901http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8a/Melville_-_Queen_Victoria.jpg

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