Tennyson

1992 is the 100 anniversary of the death of Alfred Lord Templeton: a date which is celebrated by the publication of this book. Tennyson was seen for years as the grim-bearded embodiment of the Victorian Age, but this biography characterizes the poet as a brilliant and passionate man who has suffered overmuch for being know merely for writing hearty jingoistic poetry such as "The Charge of the Light Brigade".