Kingsley, Charles 1819-1875
Overview
Works: | 2,997 works in 12,341 publications in 13 languages and 105,011 library holdings |
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Genres: | Fiction Juvenile works History Biographies Fairy tales Novels Biographical fiction Criticism, interpretation, etc Historical fiction Action and adventure fiction |
Roles: | Author, Editor, Lyricist, Creator, Bibliographic antecedent, Other, Composer, Author of introduction, Dedicatee, Arranger, Honoree, wpr, Translator, Illustrator, Librettist |
Classifications: | PR4842, 823.8 |
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Most widely held works about
Charles Kingsley
- Charles Kingsley, 1819-1875 by Margaret Farrand Thorp( )
- The apostle of the flesh : a critical life of Charles Kingsley by J. M. I Klaver( )
- Charles Kingsley : his letters and memories of his life by Charles Kingsley( Book )
- The beast and the monk : a life of Charles Kingsley by Susan Chitty( Book )
- The age of eclecticism : literature and culture in Britain, 1815-1885 by Christine Bolus-Reichert( )
- Freethinkers of the nineteenth century by Janet E Courtney( Book )
- Canon Charles Kingsley : a biography by Una Pope-Hennessy( Book )
- Alton Locke, tailor and poet : an autobiography by Charles Kingsley( )
- Charles Kingsley : the lion of Eversley by Brenda Colloms( Book )
- Charles Kingsley by Larry K Uffelman( Book )
- Charles Kingsley and the Christian social movement by Charles William Stubbs( Book )
- The sinews of the spirit : the ideal of Christian manliness in Victorian literature and religious thought by Norman Vance( Book )
- The dust of combat; a life of Charles Kingsley by Robert Bernard Martin( Book )
- Victorian discourses on sexuality and religion by John Maynard( Book )
- Metaphors of change in the language of nineteenth-century fiction : Scott, Gaskell, and Kingsley by Megan Perigoe Stitt( Book )
- Charles Kingsley and his ideas by Guy Kendall( Book )
- Roman Catholic saints and early Victorian literature : conservatism, liberalism, and the emergence of secular culture by Devon Fisher( )
- Ravenshoe by Henry Kingsley( Book )
- Wordsworth and the Coleridges : with other memories, literary and political by Ellis Yarnall( Book )
- Charles Kingsley, a reference guide by Styron Harris( Book )
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Most widely held works by
Charles Kingsley
The water-babies by
Charles Kingsley(
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661 editions published between 1800 and 2020 in 7 languages and held by 5,585 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The adventures of Tom, a sooty little chimney sweep with a great longing to be clean, who is stolen by fairies and turned into a water baby
661 editions published between 1800 and 2020 in 7 languages and held by 5,585 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The adventures of Tom, a sooty little chimney sweep with a great longing to be clean, who is stolen by fairies and turned into a water baby
The heroes by
Charles Kingsley(
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538 editions published between 1855 and 2017 in 8 languages and held by 4,968 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Stories based on the Greek myths about Perseus, Jason and the Argonauts, Theseus, and the twelve labors of Heracles
538 editions published between 1855 and 2017 in 8 languages and held by 4,968 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Stories based on the Greek myths about Perseus, Jason and the Argonauts, Theseus, and the twelve labors of Heracles
Hypatia by
Charles Kingsley(
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572 editions published between 1800 and 2022 in 6 languages and held by 3,477 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
An account of the life of the philosopher Hypatia, and tells the story of a young monk called Philammon who travels to Alexandria, where he becomes mixed up in the political and religious battles of the day
572 editions published between 1800 and 2022 in 6 languages and held by 3,477 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
An account of the life of the philosopher Hypatia, and tells the story of a young monk called Philammon who travels to Alexandria, where he becomes mixed up in the political and religious battles of the day
Westward ho! by
Charles Kingsley(
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366 editions published between 1855 and 2018 in 4 languages and held by 3,406 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The novel was based on the experiences of Elizabethan privateer Amyas Preston (Amyas Leigh in the novel), who sets sail with Francis Drake, Walter Raleigh and other privateers to the New World, namely the Preston Somers Expedition and Raleigh's El Dorado Expedition where they battle with the Spanish. Set initially in Bideford in North Devon during the reign of Elizabeth I, Westward Ho! follows the adventures of Amyas Leigh (Amyas Preston), an unruly child who as a young man follows Francis Drake to sea. Amyas loves local beauty Rose Salterne, as does nearly everyone else; much of the novel involves the kidnapping of Rose by a Spaniard. Amyas spends time in the Caribbean coasts of Venezuela seeking gold, and eventually returns to England at the time of the Spanish Armada, finding his true love, the beautiful Indian maiden Ayacanora, in the process; yet fate had blundered and brought misfortune into Amyas's life, for not only had he been blinded by a freak bolt of lightning at sea, but he also loses his brother Frank Leigh and Rose Salterne, who were caught by the Spaniards and burnt at the stake by the Inquisition
366 editions published between 1855 and 2018 in 4 languages and held by 3,406 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The novel was based on the experiences of Elizabethan privateer Amyas Preston (Amyas Leigh in the novel), who sets sail with Francis Drake, Walter Raleigh and other privateers to the New World, namely the Preston Somers Expedition and Raleigh's El Dorado Expedition where they battle with the Spanish. Set initially in Bideford in North Devon during the reign of Elizabeth I, Westward Ho! follows the adventures of Amyas Leigh (Amyas Preston), an unruly child who as a young man follows Francis Drake to sea. Amyas loves local beauty Rose Salterne, as does nearly everyone else; much of the novel involves the kidnapping of Rose by a Spaniard. Amyas spends time in the Caribbean coasts of Venezuela seeking gold, and eventually returns to England at the time of the Spanish Armada, finding his true love, the beautiful Indian maiden Ayacanora, in the process; yet fate had blundered and brought misfortune into Amyas's life, for not only had he been blinded by a freak bolt of lightning at sea, but he also loses his brother Frank Leigh and Rose Salterne, who were caught by the Spaniards and burnt at the stake by the Inquisition
The water-babies : a fairy-tale for a land-baby by
Charles Kingsley(
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345 editions published between 1800 and 2020 in 3 languages and held by 3,126 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The adventures of Tom, a sooty little chimney sweep with a great longing to be clean, who is stolen by fairies and turned into a water baby
345 editions published between 1800 and 2020 in 3 languages and held by 3,126 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The adventures of Tom, a sooty little chimney sweep with a great longing to be clean, who is stolen by fairies and turned into a water baby
Glaucus ; or, The wonders of the shore by
Charles Kingsley(
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111 editions published between 1855 and 2015 in English and Undetermined and held by 2,730 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
111 editions published between 1855 and 2015 in English and Undetermined and held by 2,730 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Alton Locke, tailor and poet : an autobiography by
Charles Kingsley(
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346 editions published between 1187 and 2017 in 5 languages and held by 2,152 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Alton Locke is the story of a young tailor-boy who has instincts and aspirations beyond the normal expectations of his working-class background. He is intensely patriotic and has ambitions to be a poet. In the course of the narrative, Alton Locke loves and struggles in vain. Physically, he is a weak man, but is able to encompass all the best emotions, along with vain longings, wild hopes, and a righteous indignation at the plight of his contemporaries. He joins the Chartist movement because he can find no better vehicle by which to improve the lot of the working class, experiencing a sense of devastation at its apparent failure. Utterly broken in spirit, Alton Locke sails for America to seek a new life there; however, he barely reaches the shore of the New World before he dies
346 editions published between 1187 and 2017 in 5 languages and held by 2,152 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Alton Locke is the story of a young tailor-boy who has instincts and aspirations beyond the normal expectations of his working-class background. He is intensely patriotic and has ambitions to be a poet. In the course of the narrative, Alton Locke loves and struggles in vain. Physically, he is a weak man, but is able to encompass all the best emotions, along with vain longings, wild hopes, and a righteous indignation at the plight of his contemporaries. He joins the Chartist movement because he can find no better vehicle by which to improve the lot of the working class, experiencing a sense of devastation at its apparent failure. Utterly broken in spirit, Alton Locke sails for America to seek a new life there; however, he barely reaches the shore of the New World before he dies
Historical lectures and essays by
Charles Kingsley(
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47 editions published between 1880 and 2019 in English and Undetermined and held by 2,069 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
47 editions published between 1880 and 2019 in English and Undetermined and held by 2,069 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Alexandria and her schools. Four lectures delivered at the Philosophical institution, Edinburgh by
Charles Kingsley(
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33 editions published between 1854 and 2019 in English and held by 1,808 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Classic text republished as an e-book
33 editions published between 1854 and 2019 in English and held by 1,808 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Classic text republished as an e-book
The Ancien Regime by
Charles Kingsley(
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24 editions published between 1931 and 2020 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,646 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
24 editions published between 1931 and 2020 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,646 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Sanitary and social lectures and essays by
Charles Kingsley(
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35 editions published between 1880 and 2019 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,604 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
35 editions published between 1880 and 2019 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,604 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Westward ho! : or, the voyages and adventures of Sir Amyas Leigh, knight, of Burrough, in the county of Devon, in the reign
of Her Most Glorious Majesty Queen Elizabeth by
Charles Kingsley(
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144 editions published between 1800 and 2019 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,506 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
From the coral reefs of the Barbados to the great sea battle with the Spanish Armada, this vibrant novel captures the daring spirit of Elizabethan adventurers who sailed with Sir Francis Drake. Moving at a breathless pace from start to finish, the story of the sailors' adventures and conflicts with the Spanish make it an exhilarating read
144 editions published between 1800 and 2019 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,506 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
From the coral reefs of the Barbados to the great sea battle with the Spanish Armada, this vibrant novel captures the daring spirit of Elizabethan adventurers who sailed with Sir Francis Drake. Moving at a breathless pace from start to finish, the story of the sailors' adventures and conflicts with the Spanish make it an exhilarating read
Madam How and Lady Why by
Charles Kingsley(
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25 editions published between 1877 and 2020 in English and held by 1,491 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Explains some basic "hows and whys" in natural history and geology
25 editions published between 1877 and 2020 in English and held by 1,491 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Explains some basic "hows and whys" in natural history and geology
Yeast : a problem by
Charles Kingsley(
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219 editions published between 1851 and 2020 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,440 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A political and social novel commenting on Roman Catholicism and the Oxford Movement, on celibacy, the game laws, bad landlords and bad sanitation, and on the whole social system insofar as it kept England's agricultural labourer class in poverty
219 editions published between 1851 and 2020 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,440 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A political and social novel commenting on Roman Catholicism and the Oxford Movement, on celibacy, the game laws, bad landlords and bad sanitation, and on the whole social system insofar as it kept England's agricultural labourer class in poverty
Hereward the Wake : "Last of the English," by
Charles Kingsley(
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235 editions published between 1829 and 2017 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,409 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Hereward was a teenage warrior from the Fens of Anglia, the son of Earl Leofric and Lady Godiva. He killed and killed until he was exiled, where he became a mercenary suppressing the Dutch on behalf of Norman overlords. When they invaded England, he spent many years fighting a guerilla war against them. But he was unfaithful to his wife, and that fatal flaw meant that he made a peace that his many enemies were bound to break
235 editions published between 1829 and 2017 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,409 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Hereward was a teenage warrior from the Fens of Anglia, the son of Earl Leofric and Lady Godiva. He killed and killed until he was exiled, where he became a mercenary suppressing the Dutch on behalf of Norman overlords. When they invaded England, he spent many years fighting a guerilla war against them. But he was unfaithful to his wife, and that fatal flaw meant that he made a peace that his many enemies were bound to break
At last : a Christmas in the West Indies by
Charles Kingsley(
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98 editions published between 1871 and 2017 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,139 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Author and clergyman Charles Kingsley took a tour of the West Indies in 1870, producing notes to become this narrative a year later. An account of his travels, this is a fascinating and engaging look at travel in the late-nineteenth century and the way in which the English though of the people of the West Indies
98 editions published between 1871 and 2017 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,139 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Author and clergyman Charles Kingsley took a tour of the West Indies in 1870, producing notes to become this narrative a year later. An account of his travels, this is a fascinating and engaging look at travel in the late-nineteenth century and the way in which the English though of the people of the West Indies
The hermits by
Charles Kingsley(
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82 editions published between 1800 and 2020 in 3 languages and held by 984 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
During the unjust and corrupt world of the Roman Empire, the Reverend Kingsley asserts, certain Christian mystics and ascetics proved that men could live in harmony and brotherhood. He illustrates this point in his 1869 collection of biographical sketches of Saints Paul, Anthony, Basil, Simeon Stylites, Severinus, Malo, Brendan, and others
82 editions published between 1800 and 2020 in 3 languages and held by 984 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
During the unjust and corrupt world of the Roman Empire, the Reverend Kingsley asserts, certain Christian mystics and ascetics proved that men could live in harmony and brotherhood. He illustrates this point in his 1869 collection of biographical sketches of Saints Paul, Anthony, Basil, Simeon Stylites, Severinus, Malo, Brendan, and others
The Roman and the Teuton; a series of lectures delivered before the University of Cambridge by
Charles Kingsley(
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62 editions published between 1864 and 1981 in English and held by 882 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
62 editions published between 1864 and 1981 in English and held by 882 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Sermons for the times by
Charles Kingsley(
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67 editions published between 1855 and 2020 in English and Undetermined and held by 871 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
These words are especially solemn words. They stand in an especially solemn and important part of the Bible. They are the last words of the Old Testament. I cannot but think that it was Gods will that they should stand where they are and nowhere else
67 editions published between 1855 and 2020 in English and Undetermined and held by 871 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
These words are especially solemn words. They stand in an especially solemn and important part of the Bible. They are the last words of the Old Testament. I cannot but think that it was Gods will that they should stand where they are and nowhere else
Two years ago by
Charles Kingsley(
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126 editions published between 1857 and 1969 in 3 languages and held by 838 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
126 editions published between 1857 and 1969 in 3 languages and held by 838 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
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- Church of England
- Kingsley, Frances Eliza Grenfell 1814-1891 Other Author of introduction Author Editor
- Hypatia -415
- Newman, John Henry Saint 1801-1890 Author
- Maurice, Frederick Denison 1805-1872 Author of introduction Speaker Author Editor
- Arnold, Matthew 1822-1888
- Catholic Church
- Klaver, J. M. I. Author Editor
- Thorp, Margaret Farrand 1891-1970 Author
- Tennyson, Alfred Tennyson Baron 1809-1892 Author
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