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Alfred, Lord Tennyson (1809-1892) was an English poet best known for 'The Charge of the Light Brigade' as well as his famous adaptation of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table. He was Poet Laureate from 1850 until his death in 1892 and remains one of Britain's best-loved poets.

With introduction and commentary text by Dr Valerie Purton, a Reader in English at Anglia Ruskin University in Cambridge, specializing in the Victorian period. She has co-authored a book on Tennyson, edited Dicken's Dombey and Son for Everyman and published widely on the period. She is married with a grown-up family, and lives in Suffolk.

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A stunning edition of Tennyson's epic adaptation with a gold-embossed cover, printed edges and beautiful endpapers.

Tennyson's epic retelling of the legends of King Arthur is full of timeless magic. Covering the rise and fall of Camelot and the exploits of the knights of the Round Table, his verse captures all the mythical grandeur of these enduring tales, from the illicit passion of Lancelot and Guinevere and the confusion of the Last Battle, to the heroism of King Arthur himself, the legendary founder of England.

In this handsome edition, Tennyson specialist Valerie Purton has set episodes from the poem alongside the exquisite illustrations of Gustave Doré, who creates in them a world of towering cliffs, magnificent castles and enchanted forests.