I also heard a recording of Tennyson from 1890 -
The Charge of the Light Brigade - which blew me away. His hypnotizing way of reciting the poem - the rhythm and flow - was totally unexpected. Read the
poem along with him as he recites it - it's awesome.
Quite familiar with the poem. I've always been fascinated by history, but there are some periods that draw my attention more than others...and the high Victorian and Edwardian eras are among those.
My grandfather was born in the Russian Empire in 1888, and although I was only five when he passed in 1974, just knowing that he was alive during this era gives me a palpable connection to it. I went to Gettysburg College, and one of the most prominent buildings on campus, Glatfelter Hall, has a cornerstone emblazoned with "1888" and every time I walked past it, it reinforced in my mind how very much we are a product of our histories.