Alfred Tennyson was the Poet Laureate during much of Queen Victoria's reign and remains one of the most popular British poets.Number of phrases from Tennyson's work have become commonplace in the English language.As source material for his poetry, Tennyson used a wide range of subject matter ranging from medieval legends to classical myths and from domestic situations to observations of nature.Tennyson was a craftsman who polished and revised his manuscripts extensively, to the point where his efforts at self-editing were described by his contemporary Robert Browning as "insane", symptomatic of "mental infirmity".Contents:1. The Poetry POEMS, BY TWO BROTHERSTIMBUCTOO: A POEMPOEMS, CHIEFLY LYRICALPOEMS, 1832THE LOVER'S TALE. A FRAGMENT.POEMS, 1842MISCELLANEOUS CONTRIBUTIONS TO PERIODICALS, 1831-1868THE PRINCESS: A MEDLEYIN MEMORIAM A. H. H.MAUD, AND OTHER POEMSIDYLLS OF THE KINGENOCH ARDEN AND OTHER POEMSBALLADS AND OTHER POEMSTIRESIAS AND OTHER POEMSLOCKSLEY HALL SIXTY YEARS AFTER, ETC.DEMETER AND OTHER POEMSTHE DEATH OF ¼NONE, AND OTHER POEMS2. The PlaysQUEEN MARY: A DRAMAHAROLD: A DRAMABECKETTHE CUP: A TRAGEDYTHE FALCONTHE PROMISE OF MAYTHE FORESTERS: ROBIN HOOD AND MAID MARIAN

Alfred Tennyson, 1st Baron Tennyson FRS (6 August 1809 6 October 1892) was an English poet. He was the Poet Laureate during much of Queen Victoria's reign and remains one of the most popular British poets.