Charles Kingsley, his Letters and Memories of his Life
Volume 2
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- Author: Charles Kingsley
- Editor: Frances Eliza Kingsley
- Date Published: November 2011
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- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9781108034852
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Charles Kingsley (1819–75) is best remembered today as the author of the children's morality tale The Water Babies. This biography, written by his wife and published in 1877, draws on his letters to describe a man who saw his faith as being central to his life not only as an Anglican priest, but also as a historian, novelist and supporter of social reform. The two-volume work gives insights into the concerns and preoccupations of the intellectual classes of the mid-Victorian period. In Volume 2, Fanny Kingsley gives passionate support to her husband in the notorious controversy with J. H. Newman, provoked by an article in Macmillan's Magazine. Also included is an account of a tour of France, and letters in support of women's suffrage. In summing up his life, his wife writes, 'Many of his dreams - social, sanitary, and others - improbable as they seemed at the time, have been realised …'.
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- Date Published: November 2011
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9781108034852
- length: 518 pages
- dimensions: 216 x 140 x 29 mm
- weight: 0.65kg
- contains: 4 b/w illus.
- availability: Available
Table of Contents
16. The father in his home
17. 1857. Two Years Ago
18. 1858. Eversley work
19. 1859. Sanitary work
20. 1860. Professorship of Modern History
21. 1861–2. Cambridge
22. 1863. Fellow of the Geological Society
23. 1864–5. Illness
24. 1866–7. Cambridge
25. 1868. Attacks of the Press
26. 1869–70. Resignation of Professorship
27. 1871. Lecture on 'The Theology of the Future' at Sion College
28. 1872. Opening of Chester Cathedral nave
29. 1873–4. Harrow-on-the-Hill
30. 1874–5. Return from America
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