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Selected Poems of Alfred, Lord Tennyson
Classic poetry
Selected Poems of Alfred, Lord Tennyson
432 pages · First published 2008
Tennyson’s musical verse moves between private grief, romantic longing, heroic resolve, and the uneasy relationship between faith and doubt. This selection includes the complete Maud and In Memoriam alongside celebrated poems such as “Ulysses,” “The Lady of Shalott,” and “The Charge of the Light Brigade.” Arthurian legends and classical figures share the pages with intensely personal meditations on memory, mortality, and endurance. Christopher Ricks’s introduction and notes provide context for the poems and their Victorian world. Read slowly beside the fire when you want beautiful language that leaves room for sorrow, wonder, and hard-won hope.
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Content notes
Death, bereavement, and prolonged grief; suicidal thoughts and despair; war, killing, and battle deaths; psychological distress; seduction, sexual jealousy, and references to adultery; period prejudices and imperial attitudes. Editor’s note: The spice rating reflects mature romantic and sexual themes in some poems, rather than explicit sexual description.
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Shalott Lavender Fog
Lavender, vanilla, and milky Earl Grey soften the evening around Tennyson’s musical lines and the haunting world of “The Lady of Shalott.”
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- Stir lavender syrup and vanilla into hot Earl Grey. Add steamed milk and spoon a little foam over the top.
- Garnish: Small culinary lavender sprig, optional.
- Glassware: Mug.
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Bramble & Honey Mead
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Blackberry and honey mead offer an old-world accompaniment to Tennyson’s Arthurian landscapes, lyrical longing, and reflections on passing time.
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