{"product_id":"charles-kingsley-his-letters-and-memories-of-his-life-paperback-9781108034845","title":"Charles Kingsley, his Letters and Memories of his Life (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108034845","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eCharles Kingsley, his Letters and Memories of his Life\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA biography of the priest, historian and supporter of social reform, now remembered as the author of The Water Babies.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eCharles Kingsley (Author), Frances Eliza Kingsley (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108034845, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 10 November 2011\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e522 pages, 4 b\/w illus.\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 3 cm, 0.66 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eCharles 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. We read Kingsley's precocious sermon written at the age of four, and his first attempts at poetry. As an adult he was keenly aware of the inequalities of Victorian life, and his support for the Chartists and social reform can be traced back to his witnessing the 1831 Bristol Riots, his vivid description of which is included here.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e 1. Birth and parentage\u003cbr\u003e 2. 1830–8. Live at Clovelly\u003cbr\u003e 3. 1838–42. Life at Cambridge\u003cbr\u003e 4. 1842. Reads for Holy Orders\u003cbr\u003e 5. 1842–3. Curate life\u003cbr\u003e 6. 1844–7. Marriage\u003cbr\u003e 7. 1848. Publication of Saint's Tragedy\u003cbr\u003e 8. 1849. Winter in Devonshire\u003cbr\u003e 9. 1850–1. Resigns the office of clerk in orders at Chelsea\u003cbr\u003e 10. 1851. Letters on university reform and teetotalism\u003cbr\u003e 11. 1852. Strike in the iron-trade\u003cbr\u003e 12. 1853. The rector in his church\u003cbr\u003e 13. 1854. Torquay\u003cbr\u003e 14. 1855. Bideford\u003cbr\u003e 15. 1856. Winter at Farley Court.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Literary studies: c 1800 to c 1900 [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Literary studies: c 1800 to c 1900\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Literary%20studies:%20c%201800%20to%20c%201900%20%20%5BDSBF%5D%22\"\u003eDSBF\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46266042810648,"sku":"9781108034845","price":38.89,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108034845i.jpg?v=1694873783","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/charles-kingsley-his-letters-and-memories-of-his-life-paperback-9781108034845","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}