Physical description

Charles Kingsley: His Letters and Memories of His Life Vol 2
Author: Charles Kingsley
Edited by his wife ( Frances "Fanny" Grenfell)
Publisher: C Kegan Paul & Co
Date: 1879
Further Information: Sixth Abridged Edition

Publication type

non-fiction

Inscriptions & markings

The label on the spine cover with typed text PAT 920 KIN.
Paste down front end paper has a sticker from Warrnambool Mechanics Institute and Free Library covered by a sticker from Corangamite Regional Library Service.
Front loose end paper has a stamp from Corangamite Regional Library Service.
Flyleaf has a stamp from Corangamite Regional Library Service.

Summary

While Volume 1 introduces Charles Kingsley’s early development and his explosive rise as a radical social reformer, Volume 2 pivots to his mature years as an established public figure. It focuses on his high-profile intellectual battles and his global travels.
The transition from Volume 1 to Volume 2 charts a shift from a young, controversial outsider to a celebrated, busy member of the Victorian elite. Volume 1 covers his early life from 1819 to 1856, while Volume 2 spans the years between 1857 and 1875. It documents his mature family life, his appointment as Royal Chaplain to Queen Victoria, his tenure as a professor of Modern History at Cambridge, and his time as Canon of Westminster. It was during these later years that his children's classic, The Water-Babies (1863), and his late historical fiction were published.