The complete online text of Hereward, the Last of the English by Charles Kingsley.

The English author and clergyman Charles Kingsley (1819-1875) became the ideal of "Muscular Christianity" through his books and active, many-faceted life. The son of a country parson, Charles Kingsley was born on June 12, 1819. After attending several sc...

Charles Kingsley is one of those prolific second-rank Victorian writers whose works have in recent years been undergoing marked reappraisal. Kingsley himself is a fascinating, because representative, Victorian figure with wide-ranging interests in religi...

The Reverend Charles Kingsley, writer of poetry; novels; historical works; sermons; religious tracts; scientific treatises; and political, social, and literary criticism, was one of the Victorian age's most prolific authors. His was by no means the stere...

Parent: "I see you got another D in English this quarter. What's the problem?" Youngster: "Dad, I hate English, it's sooo boring!" Sound familiar? Many parents (and most English teachers) have heard this complaint. How can children "hate" and do poorly in a...

Arthur Levitt Jr., chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission, wants to make English the official language of Wall Street. Get rid of the legalistic gobbledygook in proxies, prospectuses and other important disclosure documents, he believes, and shareholders will be more likely to...