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Charles Kingsley
Prose Idylls: New and Old (Barnes & Noble Digital Library)

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The eminent Victorian clergyman, novelist, and essayist kept his eyes open to the wonders of the natural world. This 1873 collection of nature writing includes “A Charm of Birds, ” “Chalk-Stream Studies, ” “My Winter-Garden, ” “From Ocean to Sea, ” and “The Fens.”

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Charles Kingsley (1819–1875) was an English clergyman, university professor, historian, and novelist—most closely associated with the West Country and Hampshire. Among his novels, the best known are Hypatia, Westward Ho!, and Hereward the Wake. He is also the author of the children’s classic The Water-Babies, A Fairy Tale for a Land Baby, a story about a boy chimney sweep.

Language English ● Format EPUB ● Pages 336 ● ISBN 9781411451421 ● File size 0.3 MB ● Age 99-17 years ● Publisher Barnes & Noble ● Published 2011 ● Downloadable 24 months ● Currency EUR ● ID 5863665 ● Copy protection Adobe DRM

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