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Charles Kingsley

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British clergyman, historian and novelist (1819-1875)

United KingdomReligious FiguresLived 1819 to 1875 · aged 55
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Charles Kingsley was an English clergyman, social reformer, historian, novelist and poet.

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Caricature by Adriano Cecioni published in Vanity Fair in 1872.Caricature by Adriano Cecioni published in Vanity Fair in 1872.KingsleyKingsleyA statue of Charles Kingsley at Bideford, Devon (UK)A statue of Charles Kingsley at Bideford, Devon (UK)

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Charles Kingsley was an English clergyman, social reformer, historian, novelist and poet. A broad church priest of the Church of England, he is particularly associated with Christian socialism, Anti-Catholicism, the working men's college, and forming labour cooperatives, which failed, but encouraged later working reforms. He is known for his novels Yeast (1848), Alton Locke (1850), Hypatia (1853), Westward Ho! (1855), The Water-Babies (1863), and Hereward the Wake (1866).

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United Kingdom
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Religious Figures
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deceased
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Lived 1819 to 1875 · aged 55
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