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Dive into Poet Laureate Alfred Tennyson�s �The Early Poems� collection with this fantastic anthology. Featuring his Chancellor�s Gold Medal awarded �Timbuktu� and the sentimental �Mariana� poems, the collection spans medievalism and powerful visual imagery, ideal for poetry, history and English language fanatics looking to uncover the source of many famous quotes. Perfect for lovers of Radio 4�s �Great Lives� podcast. Alfred Tennyson (1809-1892) was a widely celebrated English poet, awarded the Poet Laureate following the death of William Wordsworth during Queen Victoria�s reign. His work spans the famous �The Charge of the Light Brigade�, �Maud and Idylls of the King� and �In Memoriam A.H.H�, the origin to the iconic English language quote �tis better to have loved and lost / than never to have loved at all�. References to his work today appear in countless songs, books and films, such as Sandra Bullock�s �The Blind Side�. Tennyson remains today one of the most popular British poets.