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The Reverend Charles Kingsley was a Church of England minister, novelist and poet probably most well known for his novels 'The Water Babies' which was published in 1863 and 'Westward Ho!' in 1855. He was a friend of Charles Darwin and supported his theories on evolution. Kingsley was also a believer in Anglo-Saxonism - a racial belief developed in the nineteenth century that linked the English and Teutonic races and believed them to be superior. He became Chaplain to Queen Victoria in 1859 and Canon of Westminster in 1873.
The Reverend Charles Kingsley was a Church of England minister, novelist and poet probably most well known for his novels 'The Water Babies' which was published in 1863 and 'Westward Ho!' in 1855. He was a friend of Charles Darwin and supported his theories on evolution. Kingsley was also a believer in Anglo-Saxonism - a racial belief developed in the nineteenth century that linked the English and Teutonic races and believed them to be superior. He became Chaplain to Queen Victoria in 1859 and Canon of Westminster in 1873.
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| Title: | Letter from Charles Kingsley |
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| Description: | There are pages missing from Charles Kingley's letter and the handwriting is difficult to decipher. He refers to 'the Fairy Queen', which could be the character featured in his novel 'The Water Babies'. |
| Address: | Chersley Rectory, Winchfield |
| Physical description: | Sampson Low Letters, Volume 1, 4 pages ; page 1 missing. Embossed addres. |
| Type of letter: | Comments about another client, author, artist or work etc. |
| Rights statement: | Rights owned or controlled by The Open University |
| Restrictions on use: | No further use without permission. Contact university-archive@open.ac.uk |
| Image rights: | Wellcome Collection. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ |
| Identifier: | SL_105 |
