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Charles Kingsley
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British clergyman, historian and novelist (1819–1875)

Also known as: Canon Kingsley, Чарльз Кингсли, تشارلز كينجسلي, 찰스 킹즐리, チャールズ・キングズリー, 查尔斯·金斯莱

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Known works

  • The water-babies: a fairy tale for a land-baby
  • Town geology
  • Westward ho!, or, The voyages and adventures of Sir Amyas Leigh, knight, of Burrough, in the county of Devon, in the reign of Her Most Glorious Majesty, Queen Elizabeth
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