Born Devon. Christian Socialist and amateur naturalist. Supported his friend, Charles Darwin, when the Origin of Species was published. Wrote 'The Water-Babies', 1863, initially for his 4-year old son. This described the miserable life of a child chimney-sweep and its publication contributed to the debate which led to the outlawing of this employment. Died Eversley, Hampshire, where he had been rector.
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Charles Kingsley
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Three Men in a Boat
Comic novel written by Jerome K. Jerome first published in 1889.
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D. H. Lawrence
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Roy Porter
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Jane Austen
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