The Princess

Published: Oct. 11, 2019, 5 a.m.

We hope you enjoy this preview of an episode from our back catalog available to our premium subscribers.\xa0Tonight, we\u2019ll read the opening to Lord Tennyson\u2019s 1847 "The Princess". Tennyson was Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom from 1850 to 1892 and remains one of the most popular English poets.\xa0To unlock full episodes, ad-free listening, and more, please go to\xa0snoozecast.com/plus.\n\nThe poem tells the story of a heroic princess who forswears the world of men and founds a women's university where men are forbidden to enter. The prince to whom she was betrothed in infancy enters the university with two friends, disguised as women students.\xa0\n\n\u2014 read by 'M' \u2014\xa0\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices