A Key to Lord Tennyson's 'In Memoriam'

"A Key to Lord Tennyson's 'In Memoriam'" by Alfred Gatty is a guide intended to illuminate Alfred Lord Tennyson's "In Memoriam," a poem about love, loss, and grief after his friend Arthur Hallam died, using experiences to explain the poem's meaning. Gatty dives into Tennyson's life, friendships, and Hallam to show how they impacted "In Memoriam", while also sharing visits to important places, like Somersby and Clevedon, to boost the examination. This prepares the reader for a study into how grief and memory drive Tennyson's work and Gatty's guide itself, setting the groundwork for analyzing the rest of the elegy.