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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. Volume 1 covers the period until 1856, including Kingsley's precocious childhood and his witnessing of the Bristol Riots in 1831 that led to his support for social reform in adult life. Volume 2 includes Fanny Kingsley's account of her husband's notorious controversy with J. H. Newman, provoked by an article in Macmillan's Magazine.
Synopsis
A biography of the priest, historian and supporter of social reform, now remembered as the author of The Water Babies.
Synopsis
Best remembered for his children's tale The Water Babies, Charles Kingsley (1819-75) was an Anglican priest, historian, novelist and supporter of social reform. Written by his wife and drawing on his letters, this account of a varied life gives insights into the concerns and preoccupations of the mid-Victorian period.
Table of Contents
Volume 1: Preface; 1. Birth and parentage; 2. 1830-8. Live at Clovelly; 3. 1838-42. Life at Cambridge; 4. 1842. Reads for Holy Orders; 5. 1842-3. Curate life; 6. 1844-7. Marriage; 7. 1848. Publication of Saint's Tragedy; 8. 1849. Winter in Devonshire; 9. 1850-1. Resigns the office of clerk in orders at Chelsea; 10. 1851. Letters on university reform and teetotalism; 11. 1852. Strike in the iron-trade; 12. 1853. The rector in his church; 13. 1854. Torquay; 14. 1855. Bideford; 15. 1856. Winter at Farley Court. Volume 2: 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; Index.