Sonnets (1864). By: Charles (Tennyson) Turner: (Original Classics) (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781544636214)

Charles Tennyson Turner (4 July 1808 - 25 April 1879) was an English Born in Somersby, Lincolnshire, he was an elder brother of Alfred Tennyson; his friendship and the "heart union" with his greater brother is revealed in Poems by Two Brothers (1829). Another poet brother was Frederick Tennyson. In 1833, Charles was ordained a priest in the Church of England. On 1 October 1835, he changed his surname to Turner after inheriting the estate of his great-uncle, the Reverend Samuel Turner of Caistor in Lincolnshire. On 24 May 1836, he married Louisa Sellwood, the younger sister of Alfred's future wife; she later suffered from mental illness and became an opium addict. Charles died on 25 April 1879, at the age of 70, at 6 Imperial Square in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire.[1] Turner was key in the construction of Grasby, a small village on the outskirts of Caistor. He helped construct part of the school (Grasby School) and was the reverend of Grasby Church for a while. Published works: Sonnets (1864) Small Tableaux (1868) Sonnets, Lyrics and Translations (1873) Collected Poems (1880, 8 months after death), assembled by Alfred and Hallam Tennyson, and James Spedding

Author: Charles (Tennyson) Turner
ISBN-10: 1544636210
ISBN-13: 9781544636214
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Language: English
Published: 03/12/2017
Pages: 32
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.19lbs
Size: 10.00h x 8.00w x 0.07d