(1819–1875)
Cleric
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
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Clouds are angels' robes, a line that paints sky as a secret message. Kingsley also writes about people who have many gifts but struggle to use them, and about signs like a bow in rain that tells us the sun still shines. He celebrates beauty as a handwritten note from God.
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Charles Kingsley was a cleric from the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, best known for Westward ho!.
Quick Facts About Charles Kingsley
Born
June 12, 1819
Died
January 23, 1875
Nationality
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Profession
Cleric
Notable works
Westward ho!
Spouse
Frances Kingsley
About Charles Kingsley
He also wrote Yeast, Hypatia and Hereward the Wake, and he helped start a working‑men’s college and labour cooperatives that later inspired further reforms.
![“[The] great fairy Science, who is likely to be queen of all the fairies for many a year to come, can only do you good, and never do you harm...” quote by Charles Kingsley](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/de4/charles-kingsley-1896_accounts_the-great-fairy-science-who-is-likely-to_682776.png)
![“[A]ll the ingenious men, and all the scientific men, and all the fanciful men, in the world,... could never invent, if all their wits were boiled into one, anything so curious and so ridiculous as a lobster.” quote by Charles Kingsley](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/cde/charles-kingsley-1896_curious_a-ll-the-ingenious-men-and-all-the-scien_396115.png)
