Lord Alfred Tennyson has 4 audiobooks on Listento.it, narrated by 9 narrators, with an average listener rating of 3★ across 3 ratings. The most-rated is The Poetry of Tennyson.
The Poetry of Tennyson
Summary
This poet of Victorian times was held in awe for his magnificent works, including "In Memoriam", "Morte D'Arthur", and "Charge of the Light Brigade". His language and command of vocabulary seem particularly in keeping with the grand sweep of Victorian ambition. Many selections are asembled here and read with great character by Dame Sybil Thorndike, Sir Edward Casson, and Robert Speaight.
Public Domain (P)2006 Portable Poetry
The Treasury of Victorian Poetry
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William Collins Books and Decca Records are proud to present Argo Classics, a historic catalogue of classic fiction read by some of the world’s most renowned voices. Originally released as vinyl records, these expertly abridged and remastered stories are now available to download for the first time. A collection of the greatest poetry from the Victorian era, read by some of the 20th century’s most renowned actors. Science, religion and sexuality are played out in these timeless readings of poetry written during the Romantic period. Performed by Sir John Gielgud, Peter Orr, Gwen Watford and David King. This collection includes poems from: Robert Browning Lord Alfred Tennyson Christina Rossetti Gerard Manley Hopkins Dante Gabriel Rossetti Algernon Charles Swinburne Paul Edmonds Matthew Arnold Haldreyn (William Morris) Arthur Hugh Clough
Public Domain (P)2020 HarperCollins Publishers Limited
The Charge of the Light Brigade
Summary
"The Charge of The Light Brigade" - written in 1854 by one of the great representative figures of the Victorian age, Lord Alfred Tennyson - celebrates the heroism of a British cavalry unit mistakenly ordered to attack a vastly superior Russian stronghold amidst the Battle of Balaklava during the Crimean War (1853-1856), a military conflict between Russia and a coalition of Great Britain, France, the Kingdom of Sardinia, and the Ottoman Empire.
Public Domain (P)2003 K. Anderson Yancy
The Charge of the Light Brigade
Summary
"Theirs not to make reply, Theirs not to reason why, Theirs but to do and die". A lament of airman, soldier, sailor, and marine throughout history from Lord Tennyson's 1854 poem based upon a charge of British light cavalry led by Lord Cardigan against Russian forces during the Battle of Balaclava on 25 October 1854 in the Crimean War. British commander Lord Raglan had intended to send the Light Brigade to prevent the Russians from removing captured guns from overrun Turkish positions, a task for which the light cavalry were well-suited. However, there was miscommunication in the chain of command, and the Light Brigade was instead sent on a frontal assault against a different artillery battery, one well-prepared with excellent fields of defensive fire. The Light Brigade reached the battery under withering direct fire and scattered some of the gunners, but they were forced to retreat immediately, and the assault ended with very high British casualties and no decisive gains.
Public Domain (P)2019 Mike Vendetti