Westward Ho! - Or, The Voyages and Adventures of Sir Amyas Leigh, Knight of Burrough in the County of Devon - Kingsley, Charles
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This book tells the tale of Amyas Leigh, a badly-behaved child who follows Francis Drake¿s nautical adventures. For the most part the story concerns the kidnap of Rose Salterne, with whom Amyas is enamoured. However, after seeking gold in the Caribbean, Amyas comes back to England during the Spanish armada and finds true love in the beautiful Indian maiden Ayacanora. Westward Ho! is an epic tale of love, adventure and tragedy to be enjoyed equally by all readers of this romantic classic. Charles Kingsley was a priest of the Church of England, historian, writer, and university professor,…mehr

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This book tells the tale of Amyas Leigh, a badly-behaved child who follows Francis Drake¿s nautical adventures. For the most part the story concerns the kidnap of Rose Salterne, with whom Amyas is enamoured. However, after seeking gold in the Caribbean, Amyas comes back to England during the Spanish armada and finds true love in the beautiful Indian maiden Ayacanora. Westward Ho! is an epic tale of love, adventure and tragedy to be enjoyed equally by all readers of this romantic classic. Charles Kingsley was a priest of the Church of England, historian, writer, and university professor, particularly associated with the West Country. Originally published in 1855, we are proud to republish this scare novel with an introductory biography of the author.
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Charles Kingsley was a broad church priest of the Church of England, a university lecturer, a social reformer, a historian, a novelist, and a poet. He lived from 12 June 1819 to 23 January 1875. He is known for his involvement in Christian socialism, the working men's college, and the establishment of labor cooperatives, which were unsuccessful but inspired later labor reforms. He was Charles Darwin's friend and correspondent. The eldest child of the Reverend Charles Kingsley and his wife, Mary Lucas Kingsley, Kingsley was born in Holne, Devon. Both his sister Charlotte Chanter (1828-1882) and brother Henry Kingsley (1830-1876) were writers. He was the uncle of the explorer and scientist Mary Kingsley and the father of the novelist Lucas Malet (Mary St. Leger Kingsley, 1852-1931). (1862-1900). The early years of Charles Kingsley were spent in Barnack, Northamptonshire, and Clovelly, Devon, where his father served as Curate from 1826 to 1832 and Rector from 1832 to 1836. Before attending King's College London and the University of Cambridge, he received his education at Bristol Grammar School and Helston Grammar School. Charles enrolled in Cambridge's Magdalene College in 1838 and earned his degree there in 1842.