Two Years Ago by Charles Kingsley Charles Kingsley (12 June 1819 - 23 January 1875) was a broad church priest of the Church of England, a university professor, social reformer, historian and novelist. He is particularly associated with Christian socialism, the working men's college, and forming labour cooperatives that failed but led to the working reforms of the progressive era. He was a friend and correspondent with Charles Darwin.Kingsley was born in Holne, Devon, the elder of two sons of the Reverend Charles Kingsley ...
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Two Years Ago by Charles Kingsley Charles Kingsley (12 June 1819 - 23 January 1875) was a broad church priest of the Church of England, a university professor, social reformer, historian and novelist. He is particularly associated with Christian socialism, the working men's college, and forming labour cooperatives that failed but led to the working reforms of the progressive era. He was a friend and correspondent with Charles Darwin.Kingsley was born in Holne, Devon, the elder of two sons of the Reverend Charles Kingsley and his wife Mary Lucas Kingsley. His brother, Henry Kingsley, also became a novelist. He spent his childhood in Clovelly, Devon, where his father was Curate 1826-1832 and Rector 1832-1836, and at Barnack, Northamptonshire and was educated at Bristol Grammar School and Helston Grammar School before studying at King's College London, and the University of Cambridge. Charles entered Magdalene College, Cambridge, in 1838, and graduated in 1842.[4] He chose to pursue a ministry in the church. From 1844, he was rector of Eversley in Hampshire. In 1859 he was appointed chaplain to Queen Victoria. In 1860, he was appointed Regius Professor of Modern History at the University of Cambridge. In 1861 he became a private tutor to the Prince of Wales. We are delighted to publish this classic book as part of our extensive Classic Library collection. Many of the books in our collection have been out of print for decades, and therefore have not been accessible to the general public. The aim of our publishing program is to facilitate rapid access to this vast reservoir of literature, and our view is that this is a significant literary work, which deserves to be brought back into print after many decades. The contents of the vast majority of titles in the Classic Library have been scanned from the original works. To ensure a high quality product, each title has been meticulously hand curated by our staff. Our philosophy has been guided by a desire to provide the reader with a book that is as close as possible to ownership of the original work. We hope that you will enjoy this wonderful classic work, and that for you it becomes an enriching experience.
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Good. pp. 556 The World Library clean tight copy foxing to text pages with some brown stains throughout green cloth covers with bumps to top/bottom spine and corners covers show slight soiling Size: 16mo-over 5¾"-6¾" tall.
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Small amount of spotting on page edges. Top edge uncut. Cover slightly worn with darkened edges. Backstrip slightly scuffed at the ends, with gilt title detail. Hardback, Ex-Library, with usual stamps markings, in good all-round condition, no dust jacket, 469pages. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 650grams, ISBN:
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No Date. First. Ward, Lock. Fine. 7.5x5. 556pp. 1 b/w illus by Henry Austin. 520g. This is another enthralling adventure story from the pen of the well-known author of 'Westward Ho! ' and 'The Water Babies'.
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has hardback covers. Clean from markings. In good all round condition. Medium blue cloth 8vo with gilt lettering and simple gilt border on backstrip. Bumped corners and a little fraying to backstrip. Red speckled edges. Interior is secure and clear though a little grubby and foxed. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 450grams, ISBN: