Victorian Poetry 1830-1891 by Charles and Hallam Tennyson (Vintage 1971 Hardcover)

“Victorian Poetry 1830-1891” is a collection of poems compiled and edited by Charles Tennyson, a prominent Victorian poet and descendant of the famous poet Alfred Lord Tennyson. The book features some of the most significant poets of the Victorian era, including Tennyson, Robert Browning, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Matthew Arnold, and Gerard Manley Hopkins.

The Victorian era, spanning from 1837 to 1901, was a period of great social, political, and cultural change in Britain, and this is reflected in the poetry of the time. The poems in this collection explore a wide range of themes, from love and nature to social and political issues such as industrialization, urbanization, and colonialism.

Tennyson’s own works, such as “In Memoriam A.H.H.” and “The Lady of Shalott,” are also included in the collection, as they are considered among the most significant poems of the Victorian era. Other notable poems in the collection include Browning’s “My Last Duchess” and Elizabeth Barrett Browning’s “Sonnets from the Portuguese.”

Through this collection, Tennyson provides a comprehensive overview of the poetry of the Victorian era, which continues to be studied and appreciated by scholars and readers alike.