This is a collection of the most famous poems of Charles Kingsley. Kingsley was an extremely versatile man, Wikipedia lists him as "broad church priest of the Church of England, a university professor, social reformer, historian and novelist. He is particularly associated with Christian socialism, the working men's college, and forming labour cooperatives that failed but led to the working reforms of the progressive era. He was a friend and correspondent with Charles Darwin." All those varied interests and backgrounds are reflected in his poetry, which is as versatile as the author himself. - Summary by Carolin
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Chapters
- Chapter 1
Andromeda, Part 1
15:55 - Chapter 2
Andromeda, Part 2
13:12 - Chapter 3
Andromeda, Part 3
15:51 - Chapter 4
Hypotheses Hypochondriacæ
04:59 - Chapter 5
Trehill Well
02:00 - Chapter 6
In an Illuminated Missal
01:17 - Chapter 7
The Weird Lady
02:34 - Chapter 8
Palinodia
02:39 - Chapter 9
A Hope
00:57 - Chapter 10
The Poetry of a Root Crop
01:15 - Chapter 11
Child Ballad
00:56 - Chapter 12
Airly Beacon
00:49 - Chapter 13
Sappho
02:33 - Chapter 14
The Bad Squire
04:29 - Chapter 15
Scotch Song
01:14 - Chapter 16
The Young Knight
01:51 - Chapter 17
A New Forest Ballad
03:07 - Chapter 18
The Red King
04:25 - Chapter 19
The Outlaw
03:30 - Chapter 20
Sing Heigh-ho!
01:46 - Chapter 21
A March
00:59 - Chapter 22
A Lament
00:46 - Chapter 23
The Night Bird
01:07 - Chapter 24
The Dead Church
00:56 - Chapter 25
A Parable from Liebig
00:44 - Chapter 26
The Starlings
00:54 - Chapter 27
Old and New
00:54 - Chapter 28
The Watchman
01:07 - Chapter 29
The World’s Age
01:22 - Chapter 30
The Sands of Dee
01:52 - Chapter 31
The Tide Rock
01:09 - Chapter 32
Elegiacs
02:11 - Chapter 33
Dartside
01:09 - Chapter 34
My Hunting Song
01:05 - Chapter 35
Alton Locke’s Song
01:02 - Chapter 36
The Day of the Lord
01:52 - Chapter 37
A Christmas Carol
01:40 - Chapter 38
The Oubit
01:19 - Chapter 39
The Three Fishers
01:56 - Chapter 40
Sonnet
01:38 - Chapter 41
Margaret to Dolcino
00:54 - Chapter 42
Dolcino to Margaret
00:52 - Chapter 43
The Ugly Princess
01:00 - Chapter 44
Sonnet
01:18 - Chapter 45
The Swan-neck
02:25 - Chapter 46
A Thought from the Rhine
01:14 - Chapter 47
The Longbeards’ Saga. A.D. 400
05:28 - Chapter 48
Saint Maura. A.D. 304
13:26 - Chapter 49
On the Death of a Certain Journal
01:38 - Chapter 50
Down to the Mothers
01:46 - Chapter 51
To Miss Mitford
01:19 - Chapter 52
Ballad of Earl Haldan’s Daughter
01:37 - Chapter 53
Frank Leigh’s Song. A.D. 1586
01:12 - Chapter 54
Ode to the North-east Wind
02:25 - Chapter 55
A Farewell
01:08 - Chapter 56
To G. A. G.
01:09 - Chapter 57
The South Wind
00:55 - Chapter 58
The Invitation
03:42 - Chapter 59
The Find
01:16 - Chapter 60
Fishing Song
01:17 - Chapter 61
The Last Buccaneer
01:57 - Chapter 62
The Knight’s Return
00:49 - Chapter 63
Pen-y-gwrydd
02:04 - Chapter 64
Ode
05:57 - Chapter 65
The Tide River
01:52 - Chapter 66
Young and Old
01:10 - Chapter 67
The Summer Sea
01:12 - Chapter 68
My Little Doll
00:59 - Chapter 69
The Knight’s Leap
01:28 - Chapter 70
The Song of the Little Baltung. A.D. 395
07:06 - Chapter 71
On the Death of Leopold, King of the Belgians
01:17 - Chapter 72
Easter Week
01:09 - Chapter 73
Drifting Away
01:33 - Chapter 74
Christmas Day
06:39 - Chapter 75
September 21, 1870
00:59 - Chapter 76
The Mango-tree
02:40 - Chapter 77
The Priest’s Heart
02:27 - Chapter 78
‘Qu’est Qu’il Dit’
01:17 - Chapter 79
The Legend of La Brea
06:54 - Chapter 80
Hymn
01:20 - Chapter 81
The Delectable Day
01:55 - Chapter 82
Juventus Mundi
04:13 - Chapter 83
Valentine’s Day
01:16 - Chapter 84
Ballad
01:57 - Chapter 85
Martin Lightfoot’s Song
03:19