Delphi Complete Works of Charles Kingsley (Illustrated)

· Series Four Book 10 · Delphi Classics
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The much revered priest, university professor, historian and
novelist, Charles Kingsley produced a diverse body of works.  Famous novels such as THE WATER-BABIES and
WESTWARD HO! are now celebrated for their powerful use of descriptive language
and their impassioned concern for social reform.  This comprehensive eBook presents the
complete works of Charles Kingsley, with numerous illustrations, rare texts
appearing in digital print for the first time, informative introductions and
the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1)



 



* Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Kingsley's
life and works



* Concise introductions to the novels and other texts



* ALL 9 novels, with individual contents tables



* Images of how the books were first printed, giving your
eReader a taste of the original texts



* Excellent formatting of the texts



* Famous works such as THE WATER-BABIES are fully
illustrated with their original artwork



* Features the rare unfinished novel THE TUTOR’S STORY,
which was completed by Kingsley’s daughter, appearing here for the first time in
digital publishing



* Includes the short stories, play and poetry



* Also includes Kingsley's sermons and non-fiction - spend
hours exploring the author’s scholarly works



* Special criticism section, with six essays by critics like
Henry James and Andrew Lang, evaluating Kingsley’s contribution to literature



* Features a bonus biography - discover Kingsley's literary
life



* Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and
literary genres



 



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CONTENTS:



 



The Novels



ALTON
LOCKE



YEAST, A PROBLEM



HYPATIA



WESTWARD HO!



TWO YEARS AGO



THE WATER-BABIES



HEREWARD THE WAKE: “LAST OF THE ENGLISH”



THE TUTOR’S STORY by Lucas Malet



 



The Short Story Collections



THE HEROES, OR GREEK FAIRY TALES FOR MY CHILDREN



THE HERMITS



PROSE IDYLLS, NEW AND OLD



 



The Play



THE SAINT’S TRAGEDY



 



The Poetry



INTRODUCTION TO KINGSLEY’S POETRY



LIST OF POEMS IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER



 



The Sermons



INTRODUCTION TO KINGSLEY’S SERMONS



WHAT, THEN, DOES DR. NEWMAN MEAN?



APOLOGIA PRO VITA SUA by John Henry Newman



ALL SAINTS’ DAY AND OTHER SERMONS



OUT OF THE DEEP: WORDS FOR THE SORROWFUL



TRUE WORDS FOR BRAVE MEN



TWENTY-FIVE VILLAGE SERMONS



SERMONS ON NATIONAL SUBJECTS



SERMONS FOR THE TIMES



THE GOOD NEWS OF GOD



TOWN AND COUNTRY SERMONS



SERMONS ON THE PENTATEUCH



DAVID AND OTHER SERMONS



THE WATER OF LIFE AND OTHER SERMONS



DISCIPLINE AND OTHER SERMONS



WESTMINSTER
SERMONS



 



The Non-Fiction



CHEAP CLOTHES AND NASTY



PHAETON, OR LOOSE THOUGHTS FOR LOOSE THINKERS



GLAUCUS, OR THE WONDERS OF THE SHORE



ALEXANDRIA
AND HER SCHOOLS



THE ROMAN AND THE TEUTON



THE ANCIENT RÉGIME



MADAM HOW AND LADY WHY



AT LAST: A CHRISTMAS IN THE WEST INDIES



TOWN GEOLOGY



DAILY THOUGHTS: SELECTED FROM THE WRITINGS OF CHARLES
KINGSLEY BY HIS WIFE



FROUDE’S HISTORY OF ENGLAND



HEALTH AND EDUCATION



HISTORICAL LECTURES AND ESSAYS



LECTURES DELIVERED IN AMERICA IN 1874



LITERARY AND GENERAL LECTURES AND ESSAYS



PLAYS AND PURITANS



SANITARY AND SOCIAL LECTURES AND ESSAYS



SCIENTIFIC ESSAYS AND LECTURES



SIR WALTER RALEIGH AND HIS TIME



TRUE WORDS FOR BRAVE MEN



WOMEN AND POLITICS



 



The Criticism



CHARLES KINGSLEY by Andrew Lang



CHARLES KINGSLEY by Frederic Harrison



Extract from ‘THE VICTORIAN AGE IN LITERATURE’ by G. K.
Chesterton



Extract from ‘THE SOUL OF MAN UNDER SOCIALISM’ by Oscar
Wilde



REVIEW OF KINGSLEY’S “HEREWARD” by Henry James



THE NOBLE
SCHOOL OF FICTION by
Henry James



 



The Biography



CHARLES KINGSLEY by George Henry Blore



 



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