Editorial principles; Abbreviations; Text of the Letters (1871-1892); Addenda; Appendix; Additions and corrections for Volumes; Index of correspondents; Index
(FOR VOLUME III)`... fascinating and entertaining. This is due to
the masterly and evoted work of the editors ... who have annotated
the letters with marvellous fullness and precision and - what seems
even more remarkable - with zest and wit. Through their exhaustive
work we get, incidentally, a feeling for the exture of Victorian
life.'
Richard Jenkyns, Times Literary Supplement
'a joy to read and explore from start to finish and nobody ever
caught by the mystery and comedy of Tennyson's genius will wish to
be without it' The Times
'outstandingly useful to Tennysonians ... annotation is scrupulous
and extensive.' Times Literary Supplement
'encapsulates a world of abiding fascination ... No serious lover
of Tennyson or of Victorian literature can afford to be without
them.' Sunday Telegraph
'The editors are to be applauded for the fullness of this
edition...these letters ensure that Tennyson continues to receive
close attention.' Independent
`edited with brio...it adds immensely to our sense of the life
which Tennyson kept so private and put so completely into writing.'
Sunday Telegraph
'a careful reading of these letters reveals the demeanour of the
man...It is doubly fortunate, then, that the editing of this
correspondence is so unobtrusive...the editors have hit upon the
appealing idea of including contemporary descriptions of the man at
appropriate moments. And in these accounts the outline from the
letters is, as it were, filled in.' Peter Ackroyd, The Times
`the transforming skills of our two American editors. They bring
literary intimacy, along with historical scholarship and worldly
wit, to full and positively frisky footnotes. ...but they seize
upon the least opportunity to bring the Old Mystic of the
Lincolnshire Wolds, the man "retired into himself", into vivid,
bearish life. ...this edition is a triumph of imaginative
scholarship...'
Richard Holmes, The Times Saturday Review
`They [Lang and Shannon] are tireless where he [Tennyson] was fed
up, and the three of them have concocted one of the indispensable
books for anyone who now wants to read Victorian poetry.'
Eric Griffiths, Correspondent
'editors of startling fondness ... one of the indispensable books
for anyone who now wants to read Victorian poetry'
Eric Griffiths, Sunday Correspondent
'They bring literary intimacy, along with historical scholarship
and worldly wit, to full and positively frisky footnotes ... this
edition is a triumph of imaginative scholarship, worthy to stand
beside the Pilgrim Dickens or Purdy and Millgate's Hardy.'
Richard Holmes, The Times
'the completion of this magnificent edition intelligently seasoned
with the best of memoirs and diaries, restores him memorably to us
all'
Jonathan Keates, Observer
'the completion of this magnificent edition intelligently seasoned
with the best of memoirs and diaries, restores him memorably to us
all'
Jonathan Keates, Sunday Telegraph
`There is much to interest, charm, and amuse in these letters. ...
it provides a useful overview and there are nice inclusions and
juxtapositions, ...'
Marion Shaw, Review of English Studies
'So what is it that has made their edition such fascinating reading
since the first volume was published in 1982? The answer is the art
and scholarship of the editors. The result is a silk purse richly
ornamented by careful and witty annotation.'
Susan Shatto, The Queen's University, Belast, Notes and Queries,
Vol. 41, No. 1, March 1994
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