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Alfred Tennyson
(1809-1892)
Who Was Alfred Tennyson?
Born in England in 1809, Alfred, Lord Tennyson began writing poetry as a boy. He was first published in 1827, but it was not until the 1840s that his work received regular public acclaim.
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His "In Memoriam" (1850), which contains the line "'Tis better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all," cemented his reputation. Tennyson was Queen Victoria's poet laureate from 1850 until his death in 1892.
Early Years and Family
Tennyson was born in Somersby, Lincolnshire, England on August 6, 1809.
He would be one of his family's 11 surviving children (his parents' firstborn died in infancy). Tennyson grew up with two older brothers, four younger brothers and four younger sisters.
Tennyson's father was a church rector who earned a decent income, but the size of the family meant expenses had to be closely watched.
Therefore, Tennyson only attended Louth Grammar School (where he was bullied) for a fe