Alfred Tennyson Tennyson
Henoch Arden
"Henoch Arden" by Baron Alfred Tennyson Tennyson is a narrative poem published in 1864. A merchant sailor named Enoch Arden leaves his wife Annie and three children to seek better fortune at sea. Shipwrecked on a desert island for over eleven years, he's eventually presumed dead. Annie remarries his childhood friend Phillip, who helps raise her family. When Enoch finally returns, he must decide whether to reclaim his old life or sacrifice his own happiness for those he loves.