In Memoriam, by world-renown poet Alfred Tennyson, is a requiem written for Tennyson's friend, Arthur, who died suddenly of a brain hemorrhage. While inspired by a tragic event, the work features some of Tennyson's most popular verse. The poem not only explores themes of faith, science, nature, and mortality, it also explores Tennyson's emotions as he grieved the loss of his friend. In Memoriam is a beautiful collection of spirituality, existentialism, the philosophy of death, and nostalgia, with the stages of grief being the thread of continuity throughout the requiem. As Tennyson himself said: 'Tis better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all.

Composed by Alfred Tennyson as a requiem for his college friend Arthur Henry Hallam, who died suddenly of a cerebral hemorrhage in 1833, In Memoriam A. H. H. is a poem written over a seventeen year period and completed in 1849. Widely considered as one of the greatest poems of the Victorian era it is a richly lyrical work which meditates on the search for hope in the wake of a great loss. The length of this work and the period of time in which Tennyson took to complete it speaks volumes as to the personal impact of the loss of such a close friend. Central to this work is an examination of death and spirituality as part of the grieving process. Tennyson's psyche can be seen transforming through the course of this work. What begins as a spirit filled with doubt and despair transforms into one of faith and hope by the end of the work. In Memoriam A. H. H. is a powerful examination of death and loss, one in which the author exposes a very personal process of how he dealt with the loss of one of his closest friends.

Idylls of the King is Lord Tennyson's epic retelling of the Arthurian legend through twelve lengthy poems, depicting Arthur, his Knights, Queen Guinevere, and the mythic kingdom. Published between the years 1859 and 1885, Idylls of the King is arguably Tennyson's greatest work. Based chiefly from authoritative sources such as Mallory's Le Morte d'Arthur and the Mabinogion, Tennyson would expand upon and alter the legendary canon in order to fit the narration he sought to convey. The twelve idylls are all written in blank verse, and for their references to movements dated after his sources (Romanticism and Gothic architecture in particular) Tennyson's work may also be read as allegorical to the lofty ideals of the Victorian era. This edition presents the poetry in an attractive, columned format, complete with a table of contents for ease of reference.

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. Hesperides Press are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

Before there was Gandalf and Dumbledore there was Merlin the legendary adviser to King Arthur. Shrouded in the magical mist of time Merlin is the wizard that all other wizards are measured against. Collected here in one edition are the stories and legends that inspired a tradition including Merlin's Youth by George Parker Bidder; The Prophecies of Merlin, and the Birth of Arthur by Sir James Knowles; Merlin by Beatrice Clay; The Prophecy of Merlin by Anne Bannerman; The Wisdom of Merlyn by Wilfrid Scawen Blunt; Wise Merlin's Foolishness by U. Waldo Cutler; Merlin I by Ralph Waldo Emerson; The Story of Merlin by Howard Pyle; The Egyptian Maid or The Romance of the Water-Lily by William Wordsworth; Merlin and Vivien by Lord Alfred Tennyson; Merlin II by Ralph Waldo Emerson; Merlin and the Gleam by Alfred Lord Tennyson; Excalibur by Sir Thomas Malory; Merlin's Song by Ralph Waldo Emerson; Merlin's Grave by Sallie Bridges; Merlin's Last Prophecy by George Darley; Merlin in Avalon by Geoffrey Junior; Merlin's Tomb by Robert Buchanan.

Before there was Gandalf and Dumbledore there was Merlin the legendary adviser to King Arthur. Shrouded in the magical mist of time Merlin is the wizard that all other wizards are measured against. Collected here in one edition are the stories and legends that inspired a tradition including Merlin's Youth by George Parker Bidder; The Prophecies of Merlin, and the Birth of Arthur by Sir James Knowles; Merlin by Beatrice Clay; The Prophecy of Merlin by Anne Bannerman; The Wisdom of Merlyn by Wilfrid Scawen Blunt; Wise Merlin's Foolishness by U. Waldo Cutler; Merlin I by Ralph Waldo Emerson; The Story of Merlin by Howard Pyle; The Egyptian Maid or The Romance of the Water-Lily by William Wordsworth; Merlin and Vivien by Lord Alfred Tennyson; Merlin II by Ralph Waldo Emerson; Merlin and the Gleam by Alfred Lord Tennyson; Excalibur by Sir Thomas Malory; Merlin's Song by Ralph Waldo Emerson; Merlin's Grave by Sallie Bridges; Merlin's Last Prophecy by George Darley; Merlin in Avalon by Geoffrey Junior; Merlin's Tomb by Robert Buchanan.

Idylls of the King is Lord Tennyson's epic retelling of the Arthurian legend through twelve lengthy poems, depicting Arthur, his Knights, Queen Guinevere, and the mythic kingdom. Published between the years 1859 and 1885, Idylls of the King is arguably Tennyson's greatest work. Based chiefly from authoritative sources such as Mallory's Le Morte d'Arthur and the Mabinogion, Tennyson would expand upon and alter the legendary canon in order to fit the narration he sought to convey. The twelve idylls are all written in blank verse, and for their references to movements dated after his sources (Romanticism and Gothic architecture in particular) Tennyson's work may also be read as allegorical to the lofty ideals of the Victorian era. This edition presents the poetry in an attractive, columned format, complete with a table of contents for ease of reference.