The Lady of Shalott is for grade 12 students. Alfred, Lord Tennyson (1809-1892) was the Poet Laureate of Great Britain for over 40 years during the Victorian period and remains one of the most popular British poets today. His writing was largely inspired by mythology, especially the tales of King Arthur—the legendary king of the Britons who, with his knights of the round table, went on noble quests to keep the kingdom of Camelot safe. This poem in the public domain