- Includes high-quality photographic reproductions of Gustave Dore’s illustrations to Idylls of the KingAlfred, Lord Tennyson (1809-1892) is one of the greatest of all English-language poets. He was named Poet Laureate of England by Queen Victoria, and he remains among the most respected and popular of English authors. His works include The Charge of the Light Brigade, one of the most beloved poems of all time, and the verse epic Idylls of the King, the definitive presentation of the Arthurian legends in the modern era.Lexicos Publishing is proud to present the definitive ebook edition of Tennyson’s poetical works, and the first to present them in their entirety. It is based on the standard edition of the works, the Eversley Edition, which was edited by the poet’s son Hallam, Lord Tennyson, and originally published by Macmillan & Co. in nine volumes. It also collects additional poems taken from “A Memoir” by Hallam Tennyson (1897) and “The Early Poems” edited by John Collins (1900), to make it the most complete edition available in any format. It has been meticulously edited and formatted for Kindle. It has an active table of contents and is fully searchable. All volumes are complete and unabridged. The verse dramas are included along with the poems.