Henry Kingsley
Henry Kingsley (pseudonym Granby Dixon ; born January 2, 1830 in Barnack, today Peterborough , Northamptonshire , † May 24, 1876 in Cuckfield , Sussex ) was an English writer .
Kingsley, a brother of the Anglican clergyman Charles Kingsley , studied at Oxford University , went to Australia in 1853, where he stayed for several years, and devoted himself to literary employment on his return.
Exciting plot and vivid descriptions, especially of Australian life, can be found in his works.
From 1870 to 1871 editor of the Daily Review newspaper , he took part in the Franco-German campaign as his own war correspondent, attended the battle of Sedan and was the first Englishman to enter the city.
Works (selection)
- The recollections of Geoffry Hamlyn (1859)
- Ravenshoe (1862)
- Austin Elliot (1863)
- The Hillyars and the Burtons (1865)
- Silcote of Silcotes (1867)
- Mademoiselle Mathilde (1868)
- Tales of old travel (1869 and 1871)
- Old Margaret (1871)
- The Harveys (1872)
- Hornby Mills (1872)
- Valentin: a French boy's story of Sedan (1872)
- Oakshott Castle (1873)
- Reginald Hetherege (1874)
- Grange garden (1876)
- Fire Side studies (1876)
A collection of his novels appeared in seven volumes in 1872.
Web links
- Literature by Henry Kingsley in the catalog of the Berlin State Library
- Literature by and about Henry Kingsley in the catalog of the German National Library
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kingsley, Henry |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Dixon, Granby (pseudonym) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | English writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 2, 1830 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Peterborough |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 24, 1876 |
| Place of death | Cuckfield , Sussex |