Alfred, Lord Tennyson, Was a Remarkable
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Tennyson’s Produced by Economic Development, East Lindsey District Council District Lindsey East Development, Economic by Produced Victoria, who gained comfort gained who Victoria, The Collection Lincolnshire County Council County Lincolnshire Collection The Emily Sellwood Sellwood Emily income of £10,000, leaving an estate of estate an leaving £10,000, of income 1850 was the most significant year of year significant most the was 1850 many of his visitors, and Queen and visitors, his of many Photographs by kind permission of Jean Howard and the Tennyson Research Centre, Research Tennyson the and Howard Jean of permission kind by Photographs Compiled by Jean Howard Howard Jean by Compiled the Victorian age, earning an annual an earning age, Victorian the Cameron, who photographed who Cameron, Acknowledgements: Acknowledgements: appointed in his place. place. his in appointed Deemed the most successful poet of poet successful most the Deemed the photographer Julia Margaret Julia photographer the died in April that year and Alfred was Alfred and year that April in died acquaintances. 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So much so, it transformed it so, much So well. very sold and acclaim critical Lincolnshire, its history, its Lincolnshire, In 1889, Tennyson celebrated his 80th birthday and he received he and birthday 80th his celebrated Tennyson 1889, In 84118 to DISCOVER text or For more information about information more For Despite unexpected criticism of Maud when it appeared, it appeared, it when Maud of criticism unexpected Despite However, by the end of that year the wood carving project carving wood the year that of end the by However, and family, In Memoriam AHH was published anonymously to anonymously published was AHH Memoriam In family, and 01507 601111 01507 Tel www.lincolnshire.gov.uk/tennyson Horncastle Road, Wharf India on a ship, Lionel Tennyson died leaving his family devastated. family his leaving died Tennyson Lionel ship, a on India engaged again. With the agreement of friends of agreement the With again. engaged Arthur Henry Hallam. Henry Arthur www.tennysonsociety.org.uk Point Access their second, Lionel. second, their established Alfred as an outstanding poet. outstanding an as Alfred established Heartbreak met the family in 1886, when whilst returning from returning whilst when 1886, in family the met Heartbreak Alfred. The two were reconciled and became and reconciled were two The Alfred. www.tennyson2009.com Community Horncastle children, the first christened Hallam, (after Arthur), and Arthur), (after Hallam, christened first the children, new work, was favourably reviewed and this now this and reviewed favourably was work, new Sellwood and she returned it with a note for note a with it returned she and Sellwood Lord Tennyson can be found on found be can Tennyson Lord contact please needed it for his writing. The couple doted on their two their on doted couple The writing. his for it needed A two volume collection, Poems 1842, half of which was which of half 1842, Poems collection, volume two A playwright were generally unsuccessful. generally were playwright Further information on Alfred, on information Further information further For friends gave their copy to his former love, Emily love, former his to copy their gave friends friends to stay and ensured Alfred had quiet when he when quiet had Alfred ensured and stay to friends continued to be popular, but Tennyson’s attempts as a as attempts Tennyson’s but popular, be to continued Alfred asked for their comments. One of his of One comments. their for asked Alfred to produce wood carvings, investing £8,000 in the project. the in £8,000 investing carvings, wood produce to secretary, ran an efficient household, had her husband’s her had household, efficient an ran secretary, Tennyson’s secretary and support. New volumes of poetry of volumes New support. and secretary Tennyson’s THE LIFE THE copies done for friends to take a look and look a take to friends for done copies decided to support Allen’s dream of setting up a factory a up setting of dream Allen’s support to decided Freshwater on the Isle of Wight. Here Emily acted as Alfred’s as acted Emily Here Wight. of Isle the on Freshwater By 1874, Emily’s health declined and their son, Hallam, became Hallam, son, their and declined health Emily’s 1874, By POET LAUREATE POET release something so personal, he had some had he personal, so something release Septimus, Alfred and Dr Allen became friends and Alfred and friends became Allen Dr and Alfred Septimus, By 1853 they had established a home at Farringford, near Farringford, at home a established had they 1853 By who said it should be published. Reluctant to Reluctant published. be should it said who similar place run by Dr Matthew Allen. Whilst visiting Whilst Allen. Matthew Dr by run place similar expense, into a substantial home. substantial a into expense, TENNYSON saw. Finally Alfred showed it to his publisher, his to it showed Alfred Finally saw. stability he needed. he stability asylum and another, Septimus, was a voluntary patient at a at patient voluntary a was Septimus, another, and asylum ‘Aldworth’ developed, despite Alfred’s grumbles about grumbles Alfred’s despite developed, ‘Aldworth’ ALFRED, LORD ALFRED, inspired him in writing verse, which few seldom few which verse, writing in him inspired she was never in hearty health, Emily certainly gave him the him gave certainly Emily health, hearty in never was she His brother, Edward, had been committed to a private a to committed been had Edward, brother, His Surrey/Sussex border.