Lang's sketch of Tennyson's life

is an eloquent appreciation of his life and works. In more than 10 chapters the reader can not only find the anecdotes that are typical for such types of works, but also many deeper insights on who this man really was. This book is annotated with a rare extensive biographical sketch of the author, Andrew Lang, written by Sir Edmund Gosse, CB, a contemporary poet and writer.

Contents

Introduction

Chapter I - Boyhood - Cambridge - Early Poems

Chapter II - Poems Of 1831-1833

Chapter III - 1837-1842

Chapter IV - 1842-84 - The Princess

Chapter V - In Memoriam

Chapter VI - After In Memoriam

Chapter VII - The Idylls Of The King

Chapter VIII - Enoch Arden. The Dramas

Chapter IX - Last Years

Chapter X - 1890

Chapter XI - Last Chapter