Kingsley,Charles

Kingsley,Charles
Kings·ley (kĭngzʹlē), Charles. 1819-1875.
British cleric and writer whose works include novels of social criticism, notably Alton Locke (1850), historical romances, such as Westward Ho! (1855), and a fairy tale, The Water Babies (1863).

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