Charles Kingsley: 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.

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.

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 protagonist is Tom, a young chimney sweep, who falls into a river after encountering an upper-class girl named Ellie and being chased out of her house. There he appears to drown and is transformed into a "water-baby",[3] as he is told by a caddisfly—an insect that sheds its skin—and begins...

Alexandria and Her Schools" by Kingsley is a collection of lectures that dwell on the history of Alexandria. The lectures present one man's foresight and vision to make Alexandria the seat of three different cultures and to make it into one unique place. Stimulating!

This collection of meditations creates a gospel of social engagement and activism, drawing connections between the lessons of the Bible and contemporary concerns. Kingsley’s subjects include “The King of the Earth,” “Holy Scriptures,” “A Preparation for Christmas,” “True Abstinence,” “On the Day of Thanksgiving,” “The Covenant,” and three sermons “On the Cholera.”

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