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A biography of the distinguished novelist, poet, preacher and social reformer, who typifies the Victorian man as closely as the Good Queen herself typifies the Victorian woman.

Originally published in 1937.

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  1. Cover
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  1. Title Page, Copyright
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  1. Preface
  2. pp. vii-viii
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  1. Contents
  2. p. ix
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  1. I. A Bugle Strung Sable
  2. pp. 1-4
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  1. II. "The Inspiration of My Life before I Met You"
  2. pp. 5-13
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  1. III. "Paroxysms of Pain and Petulance"
  2. pp. 14-17
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  1. IV. "Amamus"
  2. pp. 18-28
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  1. V. "Village Sermons"
  2. pp. 29-40
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  1. VI. "If It Shall Deter One Young Man"
  2. pp. 41-49
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  1. VII. "Esau Has a Birthright"
  2. pp. 50-58
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  1. VIII. "I am a Church of England Parson–and a Chartist"
  2. pp. 59-71
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  1. IX. "Tailor and Poet"
  2. pp. 72-81
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  1. X. "The Three Fishers"
  2. pp. 82-90
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  1. XI. "Employment for my Pen"
  2. pp. 91-98
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  1. XII. "How to Train not Scholars but Men"
  2. pp. 99-107
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  1. XIII. "Emersonian Anythingarianism"
  2. pp. 108-116
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  1. XIV. "A Sanguinary Book"
  2. pp. 117-125
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  1. XV. "I See One Work to be Done ere I Die"
  2. pp. 126-136
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  1. XVI. "All of Me Which Will Last"
  2. pp. 137-142
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  1. XVII. Chaplain to the Queen and to the Prince of Wales
  2. pp. 143-152
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  1. XVIII. "The Only Course Fit for a Gentleman"
  2. pp. 153-161
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  1. XIX. "As Great a Talker as Any Man in England"
  2. pp. 162-168
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  1. XX. "Muscular Christianity, a Clever Expression"
  2. pp. 169-174
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  1. XXI. "At the Service of the Good Citizens of Chester"
  2. pp. 175-181
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  1. XXII. "At Last"
  2. pp. 182-190
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  1. Bibliography of Charles Kingsley's Works
  2. pp. 191-204
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  1. Index
  2. pp. 205-212
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  1. Image Plates
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