Murder of Alfred Furnald. Caption below illustration: "On the eighth, while they were at breakfast, a faint moan was heard in the garret. Mrs. Furnald, after looking her husband in the face, left the table without speaking, and went upstairs." Alfred had been starved to death.

Murder of Alfred Furnald

Murder of Alfred Furnald. Caption below illustration: "On the eighth, while they were at breakfast,…

"Alfred the Great." — Lardner, 1885

Alfred the Great

"Alfred the Great." — Lardner, 1885

The king of the southern Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Wessex from 871 to 899. Alfred is famous for his defence of the kingdom against the Vikings.

Alfred the Great

The king of the southern Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Wessex from 871 to 899. Alfred is famous for his defence…

"An ornament of gold, apparently intended to hang round the neck, found in Athelney, and now in the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford. The inscription on the side here represented, around the female figure holding flowers, is 'Aelfred me haet gewercan' (Alfred had me wrought). On the other side is a flower. The workmanship is in good style." — Chambers' Encyclopedia, 1875

Alfred's Jewel

"An ornament of gold, apparently intended to hang round the neck, found in Athelney, and now in the…

"Coin of Alfred." — Lardner, 1885

Coin of Alfred

"Coin of Alfred." — Lardner, 1885

An aerial-view of Lake Alfred, Florida.

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An aerial-view of Lake Alfred, Florida.

The Lake Alfred Hotel, with one hundred rooms.

Lake Alfred Hotel

The Lake Alfred Hotel, with one hundred rooms.

A portrait of Alfred Tennyson. Tennyson is known as one of the most popular English Poets of the 19th century. (1809-1892)

Alfred Tennyson

A portrait of Alfred Tennyson. Tennyson is known as one of the most popular English Poets of the 19th…