Crossing The Bar

Looking towards Freshwater Bay from Tennyson Down Alfred, Lord Tennyson (1809-1892) was the fourth of 12 children. Their father Reverend George Tennyson, tutored his children in classical and modern languages. Home life was difficult, their father suffering frequent mental breakdowns and alcoholism. Alfred though escaped the troubles of home when he was admitted to TrinityContinue reading “Crossing The Bar”