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In writing this brief sketch of the Life of Tennyson, and this attempt to appreciate his work, I have rested almost entirely on the Biography by Lord Tennyson (with his kind permission) and on the text of the Poems. As to the Life, doubtless current anecdotes, not given in the Biography, are known to me, and to most people. But as they must also be familiar to the author of the Biography, I have not thought it desirable to include what he rejected.
Alfred, Lord Tennyson: The Life and Legacy of Great Britain's Most Famous Poet Laureate
Charles River
Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
2018
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*Includes pictures *Includes excerpts of Tennyson's work *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading "Words, like nature, half reveal and half conceal the soul within." "Singing in her song she died, The Lady of Shalott." "'Tis better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all." "Theirs not to make reply, Theirs not to reason why, Theirs but to do and die." These are just a few of the many great quotes bequeathed to the world by Alfred, Lord Tennyson, but as their tones suggest, they were products of a difficult and often tragic life. Born to a father plagued by bouts of drinking and depression, and surrounded by siblings with similar ailments, Tennyson grew up believing that he must be a victim of hereditary illness, to the point that he believed he must never marry or father children less he perpetuate the suffering on future generations. With these thoughts always in his head, he turned his mind towards a near worship of romantic love, while at the same time repeatedly painting a tragic ending for his most cherished characters, many of whom seemed to die of a broken heart or some illness or accident related to it. While in college, Tennyson made new friends, young men who might have shown him the lighter side of life, but he became extremely close to one, only to see his friend die a sudden and tragic death much too young. Out of this suffering came the work that would bring Tennyson the most fame and fortune during his lifetime, but it also brought years of grappling with misery as he attempted to carve out some sense of reason in a world devoid of his close companion. By the time Tennyson began to prosper, he was so accustomed to sorrow that he felt compelled to seek it out, focusing his attention in his middle years not on the comfortable home and growing family he had been blessed with, but instead on the tragic losses experienced by his country during the Crimean War. As Queen Victoria's poet laureate, Tennyson soon found a comfortable niche in a court accustomed to mourning, and in his final decades, the poet wrote one acclaimed piece after another that was perfectly attuned to the fatalistic Victorian aristocracy. It is only slightly ironic, then, that it was his focus on death that gave him immortality, for through the romantic eyes of young Anne Shirley, of Anne of Green Gables fame, that people today learn of the Lady of Shallot. Likewise, few English speakers make it through the pains of adolescence without being told it is better to have loved and lost, and even fewer make it to adulthood without learning that sometimes ours is not to reason why. Thus, in death, Tennyson found, at least in literary terms, eternal life. Alfred, Lord Tennyson: The Life and Legacy of Great Britain's Most Famous Poet Laureate chronicles the life and work that made Tennyson one of history's most famous poets. Along with pictures of important people, places, and events, you will learn about Tennyson like never before.
Alfred, Lord Tennyson: The Life and Legacy of Great Britain's Most Famous Poet Laureate
Charles River
Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
2018
nidottu
*Includes pictures *Includes excerpts of Tennyson's work *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading "Words, like nature, half reveal and half conceal the soul within." "Singing in her song she died, The Lady of Shalott." "'Tis better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all." "Theirs not to make reply, Theirs not to reason why, Theirs but to do and die." These are just a few of the many great quotes bequeathed to the world by Alfred, Lord Tennyson, but as their tones suggest, they were products of a difficult and often tragic life. Born to a father plagued by bouts of drinking and depression, and surrounded by siblings with similar ailments, Tennyson grew up believing that he must be a victim of hereditary illness, to the point that he believed he must never marry or father children less he perpetuate the suffering on future generations. With these thoughts always in his head, he turned his mind towards a near worship of romantic love, while at the same time repeatedly painting a tragic ending for his most cherished characters, many of whom seemed to die of a broken heart or some illness or accident related to it. While in college, Tennyson made new friends, young men who might have shown him the lighter side of life, but he became extremely close to one, only to see his friend die a sudden and tragic death much too young. Out of this suffering came the work that would bring Tennyson the most fame and fortune during his lifetime, but it also brought years of grappling with misery as he attempted to carve out some sense of reason in a world devoid of his close companion. By the time Tennyson began to prosper, he was so accustomed to sorrow that he felt compelled to seek it out, focusing his attention in his middle years not on the comfortable home and growing family he had been blessed with, but instead on the tragic losses experienced by his country during the Crimean War. As Queen Victoria's poet laureate, Tennyson soon found a comfortable niche in a court accustomed to mourning, and in his final decades, the poet wrote one acclaimed piece after another that was perfectly attuned to the fatalistic Victorian aristocracy. It is only slightly ironic, then, that it was his focus on death that gave him immortality, for through the romantic eyes of young Anne Shirley, of Anne of Green Gables fame, that people today learn of the Lady of Shallot. Likewise, few English speakers make it through the pains of adolescence without being told it is better to have loved and lost, and even fewer make it to adulthood without learning that sometimes ours is not to reason why. Thus, in death, Tennyson found, at least in literary terms, eternal life. Alfred, Lord Tennyson: The Life and Legacy of Great Britain's Most Famous Poet Laureate chronicles the life and work that made Tennyson one of history's most famous poets. Along with pictures of important people, places, and events, you will learn about Tennyson like never before.
Andrew Lang, FBA was a Scottish poet, novelist, literary critic, and contributor to the field of anthropology. He is best known as a collector of folk and fairy tales. The Andrew Lang lectures at the University of St Andrews are named after him.
Alfred Nobel: The Life and Legacy of the Famous Scientist and the Nobel Prizes
Charles River
Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
2018
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*Includes pictures*Includes quotes*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading"I intend to leave after my death a large fund for the promotion of the peace idea, but I am skeptical as to its results." - Alfred NobelIt does not take a genius to recognize the dangers of dynamite. The explosive is often glamorized as a colorful and boom-inducing explosion no more dangerous than a firecracker, even though an actual stick of dynamite is packed with a blast big enough to break through or move one cubic yard of solid rock, which weighs over a ton.Ironically, the individual who invented dynamite left a famous final will and testament, part of which read, "The whole of my remaining realizable estate shall be dealt with in the following way: the capital, invested in safe securities by my executors, shall constitute a fund, the interest on which shall be annually distributed in the form of prizes to those who, during the preceding year, shall have conferred the greatest benefit to mankind..."This was the final will of none other than Alfred B. Nobel, the man behind the Nobel Peace Prizes. It may seem paradoxical that the man behind the world's most famous peace prizes was the same one who invented dynamite, yet this is exactly the case. As this all suggests, the chemist, engineer, inventor, businessman, and philanthropist had a journey that brought several highs and lows during his storied career. Alfred Nobel: The Life and Legacy of the Famous Scientist and the Nobel Prizes examines the life and work that made Nobel one of history's most important scientists. Along with pictures of important people, places, and events, you will learn about Nobel like never before.
In the Land of Scrum lives the awkward Alfred who loves to have fun and go on amazing adventures. One day, Alfred decides to go on a journey to visit his childhood playmate and cousin, Jane who lives in the Land of Fun. Along the way he encounters a number of wonderfully weird places, and even some that seem strange and slightly scary. This colourful adventure is filled with lots of excitement and hilarious mishaps. See what pickles Alfred finds himself caught up in and discover what tummy tickling twist lies at the ends of Alfred's journey to visit his cousin.
'If you're satisfied with yourself, beware of D blin.' It was with this temptation for brave souls that G nter Grass closed his tribute on the tenth anniversary of the great modernist's death. Alfred D blin is best known for his city masterpiece of 1929, Berlin Alexanderplatz. But the journey to the 'Alex' takes us along pathways both less familiar and every bit as intriguing. In the decades before his flight into exile in 1933, this medical doctor-cum-writer broke new ground both as an Expressionist storyteller and an author of experimental historical and science fiction. Not only that, but he made radical contributions to poetics, aesthetics and nature philosophy. The focus of this innovative study, one of the first of its kind in English, is a thorny and intractable relationship that perennially fascinated D blin: that of nature and the self. Robert Craig shows how his eclectic works before 1933 traced out an evolving dialectic between the human and the natural, and between the subject and its forms and modes of embodiment. The constellations that emerged remain as illuminating as they are unsettling and discomfiting.Robert Craig teaches German and English literary and cultural studies at the Otto-Friedrich-Universit t in Bamberg.
'If you're satisfied with yourself, beware of D blin.' It was with this temptation for brave souls that G nter Grass closed his tribute on the tenth anniversary of the great modernist's death. Alfred D blin is best known for his city masterpiece of 1929, Berlin Alexanderplatz. But the journey to the 'Alex' takes us along pathways both less familiar and every bit as intriguing. In the decades before his flight into exile in 1933, this medical doctor-cum-writer broke new ground both as an Expressionist storyteller and an author of experimental historical and science fiction. Not only that, but he made radical contributions to poetics, aesthetics and nature philosophy. The focus of this innovative study, one of the first of its kind in English, is a thorny and intractable relationship that perennially fascinated D blin: that of nature and the self. Robert Craig shows how his eclectic works before 1933 traced out an evolving dialectic between the human and the natural, and between the subject and its forms and modes of embodiment. The constellations that emerged remain as illuminating as they are unsettling and discomfiting.Robert Craig teaches German and English literary and cultural studies at the Otto-Friedrich-Universit t in Bamberg.
Trap the U-Boats!--The Zeebrugge Raid April 23rd 1918 by Alfred F. B. Carpenter & The Zeebrugge Raid a Short Account by Arthur H. Pollen
Alfred F B Carpenter; Arthur H Pollen
Leonaur Ltd
2015
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Trap the U-Boats!--The Zeebrugge Raid April 23rd 1918 by Alfred F. B. Carpenter & The Zeebrugge Raid a Short Account by Arthur H. Pollen
Alfred F B Carpenter; Arthur H Pollen
Leonaur Ltd
2015
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This stunning coffee table book focuses on the storyboards for nine of Alfred Hitchcock's classic movies - Vertigo, The Birds, Psycho, North by Northwest, The 39 Steps, Torn Curtain, Marnie, Shadow of a Doubt and Spellbound. It includes never before-published images and incisive text putting the material in context and examining the role the pieces played in some of the most unforgettable scenes in cinema. Hitchcock author and aficionado Tony Lee Moral takes you through the last 100 years of cinema, with the Master of Suspense as your guide.
Alfred Russel Wallace
Reaktion Books
2019
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Sometimes referred to as the "Father of Biogeography," Alfred Russel Wallace has come to be known as the co-originator of the theory of evolution through natural selection, and he also wrote extensively on zoology, botany, anthropology, politics, astronomy, and psychology. Although notorious in his day for his unpopular and eccentric beliefs, he is still recognized as one of the leading figures in nineteenth-century British science. In this book, Patrick Armstrong illuminates the many facets of Wallace's long life, which extended from 1823 until the eve of World War I. He shows Wallace to be, in many ways, a more interesting character than his colleague and friend, evolutionary scientist Charles Darwin. Taking a psychological approach, this compact yet comprehensive biography gives insight into a man who was frequently plagued with misfortune; legal problems, inability to obtain full-time employment, and relationship troubles all vexed him. Armstrong unlocks the life of a restless traveler who, although raised with "a very ordinary" education, would go on to become one of the most influential, extraordinary scientists of his time.
Alfred, Lord Tennyson was one of the greatest and most beloved poets of the 19th century. This volume includes more than 40 of his most beloved poems, ranging from the iconic 'The Charge of the Light Brigade' to the heartfelt 'Ulysses' to the dream-like 'The Lady of Shalot'. Drawing upon Arthurian legends, contemporary events and personal experience, Tennyson's remarkable poetry embodied the Victorian era.ABOUT THE SERIES: Arcturus Great Poets Library brings together moving and inspiring verse from some of the greatest poets in history, presented with beautiful new cover designs with graphic motifs.
Alfred Hope Patten and the Shrine of our Lady of Walsingham
Michael Yelton
Sacristy Press
2022
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