The Princess

In Tennyson: A Memoir, Hallam Tennyson notes that his father considered the higher education of women to be one of the most pressing social issues in England as early as the 1840s. Published long before the height of the feminist movement, Tennyson's 1847 poem The Princess treats the subject Tennyson so perceptively viewed as one of increasing importance: women's education. With enchanting illustrations by the prominent American artist and illustrator Howard Chandler Christy (famous for his portrayal of the "Christy Girl," much like the ubiquitous turn-of-the-century "Gibson Girl"), this 1911 volume provides a gorgeous edition of this prescient poem.



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