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"The Charge of the Light Brigade" by Alfred, Lord Tennyson

"The Charge of the Light Brigade" by Alfred, Lord Tennyson

FromVerses In Vox


"The Charge of the Light Brigade" by Alfred, Lord Tennyson

FromVerses In Vox

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Length:
3 minutes
Released:
Jun 15, 2017
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Written and published in the winter of 1854, "The Charge of the Light Brigade" memorializes the story of the British soldiers who fought in the Battle of Balaclava during the Crimean War. The battle, in which the Russian forces had soundly defeated the British, had just taken place less than two months prior when Tennyson wrote this poem. One survivor of the defeated cavalry regiment, the 11th Hussars, Private Thomas Williams, remarked later in a letter to his parents, “I could see what would be the result of it, and so could all of us; but of course, as we had got the order, it was our duty to obey. I do not wish to boast too much; but I can safely say that there was not a man in the Light Brigade that day but what did his duty to his Queen and Country.”[1] Tennyson later edited the poem and included the new version in a volume of works published in 1855. The revisions were not well received so he restored the text back to its previous iteration for subsequent printings. We have chosen to produce the original and more well-known version of this poem.
Released:
Jun 15, 2017
Format:
Podcast episode

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Verses In Vox™ is a short-form audio program featuring dramatic readings of classic poetry. It's a vehicle to experience these well-loved works in a new way while at the same time introducing them to a new audience.