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CHARLES KINGSLEY
HIS LETTERS AND
MEMORIES OF HIS LIFE.
EDITED BY HIS WIFE.
"Sleepe after toyle, port after stormie seas,
Ease after warre, death after life, does greatly please."
SPENSER'S "FAERIE QUEEN," Book I., Canto ix.
IN TWO VOLUMES.
VOL. II.
WITH STEEL ENGRAVED PORTRAITS AND ILLUSTRATIONS.
HENRY S. KING & Co., LONDON.
1877.
828 K550
A 3 18776
V. 2
(The rights of translation and of reproduction
are reserved.)
Giff Marihu Vicinus 410-91
CONTENTS.
CHAPTER XVI.
THE FATHER IN HIS HOME-AN ATMOSPHERE of Joy-The Out-door
NURSERY-LIFE ON THE MOUNT-FEAR AND FALSEHOOD-THE
TRAINING OF LOVE-FAVOURITES AND FRIENDS IN THE HOUSE, IN
THE STABLE, AND ON THE LAWN
PAGE
I
CHAPTER XVII.
1857.
AGED 38.
"TWO YEARS AGO"-THE CROWDED CHURCH-UNQUIET SUNDAYS—
LETTERS TO MR. BULLAR-REV. PETER WOOD-DR. RIGG-MR. TOM
HUGHES, PIETISTS AND Ovμôs-LETTER FROM A NAVAL CHAPLAIN-
LECTURE AT BRISTOL-MARK IX. 44-INDIAN MUTINY-TEMPORARY
FAILURE OF ASSOCIATIONS-THE ROMANCE OF REAL LIFE
CHAPTER XVIII.
1858.
AGED 39.
EVERSLEY WORK-DIPHTHERIA-LECTURES AND SERMONS AT ALDERSHOT
-BLESSING THE COLOURS OF THE 22ND REGIMENT-STAFF COLLEGE
-ADVANCED THINKERS-LETTER FROM REV. G. BOYLE-POEMS AND
SANTA MAURA-LETTER FROM DR. MONSELL-LETTERS TO DR.
MONSELL, MR. LEWIS, DEAN STANLEY, &C.-LETTER FROM CAPTAIN
CONGREVE BIRTH OF HIS SON GRENVILLE-SECOND VISIT TO YORK-
SHIRE CORRESPONDENCE WITH MR. HULLAH ON SONGS-THE LAST
BUCCANEER-THE KNIGHT'S LEAP-A HAPPY CHRISTMAS-LETTERS
ON MIRACLES TO SIR WILLIAM COPE
45
13
CHAPTER XIX.
1859.
AGED 40.
SANITARY WORK-FIRST SERMON AT BUCKINGHAM PALACE-QUEEN'S
CHAPLAINCY-FIRST VISIT TO WINDSOR-LETTER FROM COLONEL A.
JONES-LETTER TO AN ATHEist-CorrespoNDENCE WITH ARTISTS—
CHARLES BENNETT, FREDERICK SHIELDS - ARCHIDIACONAL EN-
CROACHMENTS-LETTER TO THE RURAL DEAN AND THE BISHOP-
LADIES' SANITARY ASSOCIATION-LETTER FROM JOHN STUART MILL
69
CHAPTER XX.
1860.
AGED 41.
PROFESSORSHIP OF MODERN HISTORY-DEATH OF HIS FATHER AND OF
MRS. ANTHONY FROUDE-PLANTING THE CHURCHYARD-VISIT TO
IRELAND-FIRST SALMON KILLED-WET SUMMER-SERMON ON
WEATHER-LETTER FROM SIR CHARLES LYELL-CORRESPONDENCE-
RESIDENCE IN CAMBRIDGE-INAUGURAL LECTURE IN THE SENATE
HOUSE-VISITS TO BARTON HALL-LETTER FROM SIR CHARLES
BUNBURY
99
CHAPTER XXI.
1861-1862.
AGED 42 TO 43.
CAMBRIDGE-LECTURES TO THE PRINCE OF WALES-LETTER FROM REV.
S. HANSARD-ESSAYS AND REVIEWS-LETTERS TO DR. STANLEY—
BISHOP OF WINCHESTER-MR. TOM HUGHES-CAMPBELL OF ISLAY-
TRACTS FOR PRIESTS AND PEOPLE-DEATH OF THE PRINCE CONSORT
-LETTER TO SIR C. BUNBURY-BLUE ROCK DOVES AT THE GRANGE
-THE WATERBABIES-INSTALLATION ODE AT CAMBRIDGE-VISIT TO
SCOTLAND-BRITISH ASSOCIATION-LORD DUNDREARY-LETTER TO
PROFESSOR ROLLESTON ON DEGRADATION THEORY-COTTON FAMINE
IN LANCASHIRE
123
FELLOW OF THE GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY-WORK AT CAMBRIDGE-PRINCE
OF WALES'S Wedding-WELLINGTON COLLEGE CHAPEL AND MUSEUM
-LETTER FROM DR. BENSON-LECTURE AT WELLINGTON AND ME-
MORIAL LETTERS TO SIR CHARLES LYELL, TO MR. PENGELLY, ON
BEEKITES TO MR. BATES, ON MOCKING BUTTERFLIES-WHITCHURCH
STILL-LIFE-TOADS IN HOLES-D.C.L. DEGREE AT OXFORD-BISHOP
COLENSO SERMONS ON THE PENTATEUCH-THE WATERBABIES-
LETTER ON THE ARTICLES-FAILING HEALTH
151
CHAPTER XXIII.
1864-1865.
AGED 45 TO 46.
ILLNESS-CONTROVERSY WITH DR. NEWMAN-APOLOGIA-JOURNEY TO
THE SOUTH OF FRANCE-BIARRITZ-PAU-AN EARTHQUAKE-NAR-
BONNE-THE SCHOOLBOY'S SEA-BEZIERS-PONT DU GARD-WILD
FLOWERS-NISMES-AVIGNON-SERMONS IN LONDON AND AT WINDSOR
-ENCLOSURE OF EVERSLEY COMMON-DEATH OF THE RIGHT HON.
THOMAS ERSKINE-UNIVERSITY SERMONS AT CAMBRIDGE-MUSCULAR
CHRISTIANITY AND CHIVALRY-MR. JOHN STUART MILL'S LONDON
COMMITTEE-LETTER ON THE TRINITY-HON. STEPHEN SPRING RICE
-LETTER ON SUBSCRIPTION-SAVONAROLA-LUTHER AND DEMONO-
LOGY -VISIT OF QUEEN EMMA OF THE SANDWICH ISLANDS TO
EVERSLEY RECTORY AND WELLINGTON COLLEGE-THE LITERARY
WORLD-WESLEY AND OXFORD THE MAMMOTH ON IVORY-BEWICK'S
AUTOBIOGRAPHY-DEATH OF KING LEOPOLD-LINES WRITTEN AT
WINDSOR CASTLE
189
CHAPTER XXIV.
1866-1867.
AGED 47 TO 48.
CAMBRIDGE-DEATH OF DR. WHEWELL-THE AMERICAN PROFESSORSHIP
-MONOTONOUS LIFE OF THE COUNTRY LABOURING CLASS-PENNY
READINGS STRANGE CORRESPONDENTS-LIFE OF BEWICK-LETTERS
TO MAX MULLER-The Jews IN CORNWALL-The Meteor SHOWER