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BRITISH POETS The Water-Cure

BBC Radio 3
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In 1843, when Tennyson was 34, dogged by savage reviews, financial insecurity and the termination of his engagement to
Emily Selwood , the young poet underwent a water-cure at
Cheltenham. Carey Harrison performs his own dramatic feature based on Tennyson's time there, when his fragile poetic genius teetered on the brink of insanity. Music by Steve Faux
Producer Noah Richler

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Unknown:
Emily Selwood
Music By:
Steve Faux
Source: Radio Times

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