Charles Kingsley (1819 - 1875) was a priest of the Church of England, a university professor, historian and novelist. He is particularly associated with the West Country and northeast Hampshire. Kingsley's interest in history is shown in several of his writings, including The Heroes (1856), a children's book about Greek mythology, and several historical novels, of which the best known are Hypatia (1853), Hereward the Wake (1865) and Westward Ho (1855). In this book: The Water-Babies Alton Locke, Tailor And Poet Hypatia, or, New Foes with an Old Face Two Years Ago, Volume I Two Years Ago, Volume II.