Alfred, Lord Tennyson: Alfred, Lord Tennyson (Nab Audio CD)

The 200th anniversary of the birth of Alfred,
Lord Tennyson (1809–1892), one of the most
popular of poets, is celebrated in 2009. Works
such as The Charge of the Light Brigade,
Crossing the Bar and Tears, idle tears have
made him an internationally famous figure, and
the second most quoted writer of all time (after
Shakespeare). Tennyson’s poetic works
encompass a great range of styles, settings and
personae, and are known for their emotional
resonance and powerful imagery. Naxos
AudioBooks’s popular ‘The Great Poets’ series
marks the anniversary with a CD bringing
together all the key works, read by veteran
reader Michael Pennington.