Alfred Tennyson, 1st Baron Tennyson

Alfred Tennyson, 1st Baron Tennyson (August 6, 1809 – October 6, 1892) was one of the most popular English poets of his time.

Education and First Publication

Tennyson attended Louth grammar school and entered Trinity College, Cambridge in 1828, where he joined the secret society called the Cambridge Apostles. At Cambridge Tennyson met Arthur Henry Hallam, who became his best friend.

Related Topics:
Louth - Grammar school - Trinity College, Cambridge - Cambridge Apostles

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He published his first solo collection of poems, Poems Chiefly Lyrical in 1830. Claribel and Mariana, which later took their place among Tennyson's most celebrated poems, were included in this volume. Although decried by some critics as oversentimental, his verse soon proved popular and brought Tennyson to the attention of well-known writers of the day including Samuel Taylor Coleridge.

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