About Charles Kingsley: Charles Kingsley is particularly associated with the West Country and northeast Hampshire. He was a friend and correspondent with Charles Darwin.
Except a living man there is nothing more wonderful than a book! A message from the dead - from human souls we never saw, who lived, perhaps, thousands of miles away. And yet these, in those little sheets of paper, speak to us, arouse us, terrify us,...
There is nothing more wonderful than a book. It may be a message to us from the dead, from human souls we never saw who lived perhaps thousands of miles away, and yet these little sheets of paper speak to us, arouse us, teach us, open our hearts and ...
Every duty that is bidden to wait comes back with seven fresh duties at its back.
Friendship is like a glass ornament, once it is broken it can rarely be put back together exactly the same way.
Be good, sweet maid, and let who will be clever.
He was one of those men who possess almost every gift, except the gift of the power to use them.
