1872 The Works Of Alfred Tennyson In Six Volumes.'The Works Of Alfred Tennyson', published by Strahan &. Co, London, 1872. Tennyson was a consummate poetic artist, consolidating and refining the traditions bequeathed to him by his predecessors in the Romantic movementespecially Wordsworth, Byron, and Keats. His poetry is remarkable for its metrical variety, rich descriptive imagery, and exquisite verbal melodies Each volume is fully bound in a rich brown leather with five raised bands to the spine.