Alfred Tennyson, 1st Baron Tennyson was Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom and is one of the most popular English poets. Much of his verse was based on classical mythological themes, although "In Memoriam" was written to commemorate his best friend Arthur Hallam, a fellow poet and classmate at Trinity College, Cambridge who was engaged to Tennyson's sister but died from a cerebral hæmorrhage.

I am a dramatic man, writing poetry since I was only eight. My dad was a clergyman, so we had little money but a good name. I attended Cambridge for a while and studied with the Apostles, a bright group of young people. In 1831 my father died, forcing me out of college due to lack of funds. The following year I published my first volume of poems. Many people didn't like the fact that my poetry was melancholy, they called me a lame imitation of Keat.

I was born August 6th, 1809 at Somersby, Lincolnshire.I Was the fourth of twelve children. I HATED my childhood. I think it was mainly because my dad hated my grandpa. See he got NO money from him and we had to grow up middle class where as my uncle and cousins live rich and wealthy. I also spent 4 horrible years in grammar school. Ew.

Alfred Lord Tennyson the fourth of twelve children to George and Elizabeth Tennyson, was born August 6, 1809, at Somersby, Lincolnshire. Tennyson took an early interest in writing and producing poetry. At age five Tennyson wrote his first lines of verse and a poem at age eight. Tennyson along with his brothers Frederick and Charles published a poetry book in 1827, Alfred was eighteen at the time.

Alfred Tennyson was born at his father's rectory, Somersby, Lincolnshire, August 6,1809. He was the fourth of twelve children, seven of whom were sons, two of them, Frederick and Charles, being endowed, like Alfred, with poetic gifts.

SURE never yet was antelope Could skip so lightly by. Stand off, or else my skipping-rope Will hit you in the eye. How lightly Whirls the skipping-rope ! How fairy-like you fly ! Go, get you gone, you muse and mope -- I hate that silly sigh. Nay, dearest, teach me how to hope, Or tell me how to die. There, take it, take my skipping-rope, And hang yourself thereby.

Hello. I am Lord Alfred Tennyson, a descedant of King Edward III of England. I was Poet Laureate for the United Kingdom and, if I do say so myself, I am one of the most beloved and popular poets in English history. I started writing in my teens, and even published a collection of poems when I was 17 with my two elder brothers. I studied at Trinity College, Cambridge, and here met my late friend Arthur Henry Hallam.

By successfully navigating the outside world of mindless people milling about, I consider myself a zombie survivalist.

John Keats was one of the principal poets of the English Romantic movement. During his short life, his work received constant critical attacks from the periodicals of the day, but his posthumous influence on poets such as Alfred Tennyson has been immense. Elaborate word choice and sensual imagery characterize Keats's poetry, including a series of odes that were his masterpieces and which remain among the most popular poems in English literature.

Percy Bysshe Shelley was one of the major English Romantic poets and is widely considered to be among the finest lyric poets of the English language. He is perhaps most famous for such anthology pieces as "Ozymandias", "Ode to the West Wind", "To a Skylark", and "The Masque of Anarchy". However, his major works were long visionary poems including "Alastor", "Adonais", "The Revolt of Islam", …

Edward Lear was an English artist, illustrator and writer known for his literary nonsense, in poetry and prose, and especially his limericks, a form which he popularised.

Arthur Henry Hallam (February 1, 1811 - September 15, 1833) was an English poet, best known as the subject of "In Memoriam A.H.H.", a major work by his best friend, Alfred Tennyson. Hallam has been described as the "jeune homme fatal" of his generation. Hallam was born in London, son of a historian, Henry Hallam. He attended school at Eton, where he met future British Prime Minister William Ewart Gladstone.

Edward Moxon was a British poet and publisher. He was born at Wakefield in Yorkshire. In 1826 he published a volume of verse, entitled "The Prospect, and other Poems", which was received favourably. In 1830 Moxon was started by Samuel Rogers as a London publisher in New Bond Street. The first volume he produced was Charles Lamb's "Album Verses". Moving to Dover Street, Piccadilly, Moxon published an illustrated edition of Rogers's "Italy", …

Charles Tennyson Turner was an English poet. Born in Somersby, Lincolnshire, he was an elder brother of Alfred Tennyson; his friendship and "heart union" with his greater brother is revealed in "Poems by Two Brothers".

Frederick Tennyson (1807-1898), poet, was the eldest son of the Rector of Somersby, Lincolnshire, and brother of Alfred Tennyson. Educated at Eton College and Cambridge, he passed most of his life in Italy and Jersey. He contributed to the "Poems by Two Brothers", and produced "Days and Hours" (lyrics) (1854), "The Isles of Greece" (1890), "Daphne" (1891), and "Poems of the Day and Night" (1895).

Thomas Woolner was an English sculptor and poet. Born in Hadleigh, Suffolk he was a founder-member of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood. Woolner trained with the sculptor William Behnes, exhibiting work at the Royal Academy from 1843. Woolner's classical inclinations were rather difficult to reconcile with Pre-Raphaelite Medievalism, but his belief in close observation of nature was consistent with their aims.

Emily Tennyson (July 9, 1813 - August 10, 1896) was the wife of the poet, Alfred Tennyson, and a creative talent in her own right. She was born Emily Sarah Sellwood at Horncastle in Lincolnshire. Her father was a solicitor who would act for the Tennyson family many times over the years. Her mother, who died when Emily was three, was a member of the Franklin family, sister of Sir John Franklin, an explorer, and Sir Willingham Franklin.

Sir Arthur Helps (July 10, 1813 - March 7, 1875), English writer and dean of the Privy Council, youngest son of Thomas Helps, a London merchant, was born in Streatham in South London. He was educated at Eton and at Trinity College, Cambridge, coming out thirty-first wrangler in the mathematical tripos in 1835. He was recognized by the ablest of his contemporaries there as a man of superior gifts, and likely to make his mark in after life.

Hallam Tennyson, 2nd Baron Tennyson, GCMG, PC (11 August 1852 - 2 December 1928), second Governor-General of Australia, was born at Chapel House, Twickenham, in Surrey, England. He was the elder son of Alfred Tennyson, the most popular and prominent poet of late Victorian England. Hallam was educated at Marlborough College and Trinity College, Cambridge, …

Emilia Tennyson, normally known within her family as Emily, was a younger sister of Alfred Tennyson and the fiancée of Arthur Hallam, for whom Tennyson's great poem, "In Memoriam", was written. Emilia met Hallam through her brother, but they were never to marry, as he died suddenly while travelling abroad in 1833. She later married Richard Jesse, and their elder son was given the forenames Arthur Henry Hallam.

Robinson Ellis was an English classical scholar. He was born at Barming, near Maidstone, and was educated at Elizabeth College, Guernsey, Rugby School, and Balliol College, Oxford. In 1858 he became fellow of Trinity College, Oxford, and in 1870 professor of Latin at University College, London. In 1876 he returned to Oxford, where from 1883 to 1893 he held the university readership in Latin. In 1893 he succeeded Henry Nettleship as professor.

Benjamin Paul Blood was an American philosopher and poet. He was born in Amsterdam, New York on November 21, 1832. His father, John Blood, was a prosperous landowner. Blood was known as an intelligent man but an unfocused one. He described himself: <blockquote&gt;I was born here in Amsterdam. My father was a land holder of 700 acres [2.8 km²] here, adjoining the city on both sides of the river, and lived, as I now live, …

Arthur Waugh was an English author, literary critic and publisher, and the father of Alec and Evelyn Waugh. Born 1866 at Midsomer Norton, educated at Sherborne School and New College Oxford where, in 1888, he won the Newdigate Prize for Poetry for a ballad on the subject of Gordon of Khartoum. In 1892 he wrote the first biography of the poet, Alfred Tennyson published by William Heineman and in 1894 contributed to the first issue of the infamous Yellow Book.

John LaFarge (March 31, 1835-November 14, 1910) was an American painter, stained glass window maker, decorator, and writer. Born in New York City, New York, his interest in art was aroused during his training at Mount St. Mary's University and Fordham University. He had only the study of law in view until he returned from his first visit to Paris, France where he studied with Thomas Couture and enjoyed the most brilliant literary society of the day.

James John Garth Wilkinson (June 3, 1812 - October 18, 1899), was a Swedenborgian writer. The son of James John Wilkinson (died 1845), a writer on mercantile law and judge of the County Palatine of Durham, he was born in London. He studied medicine, and set up as a homoeopathic doctor in Wimpole Street in 1834. Attracted by the works of William Blake, he studied the "Songs of Experience".

Edward Hull (1823-1905), a well-known illustrator and watercolour painter, exhibited at the Royal Academy in London. Born in Keysoe in Bedfordshire, England, he painted many watercolours but was known as an illustrator. He was employed for many years up to 1861 by The Illustrated Times the best-known publication in London, …

Joseph Williams Blakesley (March 6, 1808 - April 18, 1885) was an English clergyman. Blakesley was born in London and was educated at St Paul's School, London, and at Corpus Christi and Trinity College, Cambridge. At university he became a member of the "Apostles Club", along with Alfred Tennyson and other literary names. In 1831 he was elected a fellow, and in 1839 a tutor of Trinity. In 1833 he took holy orders and from 1845 to 1872 held the college living of Ware, …

Edwin Adams (February 3, 1834 - October 28, 1877) was a United States stage actor, considered to have been one of America's best light comedians. He was born in Medford, Massachusetts, and began his career on the stage in "The Hunchback", at the National Theatre in Boston. He also appeared in "Hamlet" with Kate Josephine Bateman in 1860, as well in "The Serf" in 1865, and "The Dead Heart", "Wild Oats", "The Lady of Lyons", …