Editing Alfred, Lord Tennyson (section)

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On 14 May 1842, while living modestly in London, Tennyson published the two volume ''[[Poems (Tennyson, 1842)|Poems]]'', of which the first included works already published and the second was made up almost entirely of new poems. They met with immediate success; poems from this collection, such as "[[Locksley Hall]]", "[[Break, Break, Break]]", and "[[Ulysses (poem)|Ulysses]]", and a new version of "[[The Lady of Shalott]]", have met enduring fame. "[[The Princess (Tennyson poem)|The Princess: A Medley]]", a satire on women's education that came out in 1847, was also popular for its lyrics. [[W. S. Gilbert]] later adapted and parodied the piece twice: in ''[[The Princess (play)|The Princess]]'' (1870) and in ''[[Princess Ida]]'' (1884).

It was in 1850 that Tennyson reached the pinnacle of his career, finally publishing his masterpiece, "[[In Memoriam A.H.H.]]", dedicated to Hallam. Later the same year, he was appointed [[Poet Laureate]], succeeding [[William Wordsworth]]. In the same year (on 13 June), Tennyson married [[Emily Sellwood]], whom he had known since childhood, in the village of [[Shiplake]]. They had two sons, [[Hallam Tennyson]] (b.&nbsp;11 August 1852)—named after his friend—and Lionel (b.&nbsp;16 March 1854).

Tennyson rented [[Farringford House]] on the [[Isle of Wight]] in 1853, eventually buying it in 1856.<ref>[http://www.farringford.co.uk/history.php ''The Home of Tennyson''] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071224042836/http://www.farringford.co.uk/history.php|date=24 December 2007 }} Rebecca FitzGerald, [http://www.farringford.co.uk/index.php Farringford: The Home of Tennyson]  {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081204063836/http://www.farringford.co.uk/index.php|date=4 December 2008 }} official website</ref> He eventually found that there were too many [[wikt:star-struck|starstruck]] tourists who pestered him in Farringford, so he moved to [[Blackdown, Sussex|Aldworth]], in [[West Sussex]] in 1869.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-410472-aldworth-house-lurgashall-west-sussex|title=Aldworth House – Lurgashall – West Sussex – England – British Listed Buildings|author=Good Stuff|work=britishlistedbuildings.co.uk}}</ref> However, he retained Farringford, and regularly returned there to spend the winters.

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File:Break-break-break-reickemeyer.jpg|''Break, Break, Break, on thy cold grey Stones, o Sea'', a photograph by [[Rudolf Eickemeyer Jr.]] The title is a quote from the 1842 [[Break, Break, Break|poem]].
File:Alfred Tennyson, 1st Baron Tennyson and family.jpg|Tennyson with his wife [[Emily Tennyson, Lady Tennyson|Emily]] (1813–1896) and his sons [[Hallam Tennyson, 2nd Baron Tennyson|Hallam]] (1852–1928) and Lionel (1854–1886)
File:Farringford - Lord Tennyson's residence - c1910 - Project Gutenberg eText 17296.jpg|[[Farringford]] – Lord Tennyson's residence on the Isle of Wight
File:Alfred Tennyson, 1st Baron Tennyson by George Frederic Watts.jpg|''Alfred Tennyson, 1st Baron Tennyson'', by [[George Frederic Watts]] (1817–1904)

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