Kingsley Charles: 173 books

Charles Kingsley was one of the most influential members of the Church of England during the 19th century, and he wrote a number of Christian books that continue to be read by people of all denominations today.

Charles Kingsley was one of the most influential members of the Church of England during the 19th century, and he wrote a number of Christian books that continue to be read by people of all denominations today.

Charles Kingsley was one of the most influential members of the Church of England during the 19th century, and he wrote a number of Christian books that continue to be read by people of all denominations today.

Charles Kingsley was one of the most influential members of the Church of England during the 19th century, and he wrote a number of Christian books that continue to be read by people of all denominations today.

When Tom, a poor chimney sweep, drowns and is transformed into a tiny water baby, he enters a magical underwater world where he learns a series of moral lessons and eventually earns his return to human form. A children’s tale, it incorporates Charles Kingsley’s favorite themes: the working conditions of the poor, education, and public health.

Charles Kingsley was one of the most influential members of the Church of England during the 19th century, and he wrote a number of Christian books that continue to be read by people of all denominations today.

Hypatia is a novel by the English writer Charles Kingsley. It is a fictional 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. The plot revolves...

In this book Kingsley analyzes Froude's work on the history of England. He expresses his own ideas as to the rightness of Froude's beliefs. He does not believe as Froude does that the coming generations would be better and greater than the preceding ones. This is an amazing work where two great minds are at war.

This is an amazing and highly interesting book for juvenile readers. In an intensely interesting and captivating manner, Kingsley has related the facts about basic natural phenomenon. In a manner that makes such complex information easily comprehensible, the knowledge is delivered.

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This 1856 retelling of the Greek myths for children includes “How Perseus Vowed a Rash Vow,” “How Perseus Slew the Gorgon,” “How the Centaur Trained the Heroes on Pelion,” “How the Argonauts Were Driven into the Unknown Sea,” “How Theseus Slew the Minotaur,” and other stories. Kingsley’s child-oriented language gains richness from his true love for Greek mythology.  

This 1873 collection displays Kingsley’s wide-ranging interests. In the title essay, he suggests that Victorian attitudes toward art resemble those of the Puritans. The book also includes “Sir Walter Raleigh and His Time,” and a review of James Anthony Froude’s history of England.

The Victorian age was a time of geological discovery. Kingsley published this introduction to the science for children in 1869. Through conversations about earthquakes, volcanoes, coral reefs, and other features, he encourages children to observe the world around them and learn how the wonders of the earth evolved.

As Queen Victoria’s chaplain, Kingsley was keenly interested in the social problems of his day. This 1859 collection offers thirty-nine theological musings on a wide variety of subjects, including salvation, heroes and heroines, music, Christ’s boyhood, human nature, pain, prudence, and many others.