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Charles Kingsley

Charles Kingsley

Born 12 June 1819 · Died 23 January 1875

Church of England priest, novelist, professor, historian (<a href=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Kingsley>more</a>).

Quotes

  • “Hold on yet awhile. More ways of killing a cat than choking her with cream.”
    Westward Ho! 1855
  • “Don't holla till you are out of the wood. This is a night for praying rather than boasting.”
    Hereward the Wake 1866
  • “Pain is no evil, / Unless it conquers us.”
    Andromeda and Other Poems, p. 115
  • “The world goes up and the world goes down, / And the sunshine follows the rain; / And yesterday's sneer and yesterday's frown / Can never come over again.”
    Andromeda and Other Poems, p. 71
  • “For to be discontented with the divine discontent, and to be ashamed with the noble shame, is the very germ and first upgrowth of all virtue.”
    Health and Education, The Science of Health 1874 .

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Books by Charles Kingsley in order

Books by Charles Kingsley in the order they were published, from Alton Locke, Tailor and Poet (1850) to Electric Machinery, 7th Edition (2013).

  1. 1Alton Locke, Tailor and PoetAlton Locke, Tailor and Poet1850
  2. 2YeastYeast1851
  3. 3Hypatia, or, New Foes with an Old FaceHypatia, or, New Foes with an Old Face1853
  4. 4Alexandria and Her SchoolsAlexandria and Her Schools1854
  5. 5Glaucus, or, The Wonders of the ShoreGlaucus, or, The Wonders of the Shore1855
  6. 6The HeroesThe Heroes1855
  7. 7Westward Ho!Westward Ho!1855
  8. 8The Heroes, or, Greek Fairy Tales for My ChildrenThe Heroes, or, Greek Fairy Tales for My Children1856
  9. 9Two Years AgoTwo Years Ago1857
  10. 10The Good News of GodThe Good News of God1859
  11. 11The Water-babiesThe Water-babies1863
  12. 12The Roman and the TeutonThe Roman and the Teuton1864
  13. 13Hereward the WakeHereward the Wake1866
  14. 14Discipline, and Other SermonsDiscipline, and Other Sermons1868
  15. 15The HermitsThe Hermits1868
  16. 16Madam How and Lady WhyMadam How and Lady Why1870
  17. 17Madam Howe and Lady WhyMadam Howe and Lady Why1880
  18. 18Out of the DeepOut of the Deep1880
  19. 19HypatiaHypatia1889
  20. 20GlaucusGlaucus1904
  21. 21Electric MachineryElectric Machinery1993
  22. 22Water Babies, TheWater Babies, The1998
  23. 23Los niños del aguaLos niños del agua2011
  24. 24Electric Machinery, 7th EditionElectric Machinery, 7th Edition2013

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