A rich list of fruitful topics^ 



Boston Commonwealth. 



HEALTH AND EDUCATION, 



By the Rev. CHARLES KINGSLEY, F. L. S., F. G. S., 



CANON OF WESTMINSTER, 



l2mo. Cloth Price, $1.75. 



" It is most refreshing to meet an earnest soul, and such, preeminently, is Charles 

 Kingsley, and he has shown himself such in every thing he has written, from * Alton 

 Locke ' and * Village Sermons,* a quarter of a century since, to the present volume, which 

 is no exception. Here are fifteen Essays and Lectures, excellent and interesting in 

 different degrees, but all exhibiting the author's peculiar characteristics of thought 

 and style, and some of them blending most valuable instruction with entertainment, 

 as few living writers can." — Hartford Post. 



" That the title of this book is not expressive of its actual contents, is made mani- 

 fest by a mere glance at its pages ; it is, in fact, a collection of Essays and Lectures, 

 written and delivered upon various occasions by its distinguished author; as such it 

 cannot be otherwise than readable, and no intelligent mind needs to be assured that 

 Charles Kingsley is fascinating, whether he treats of Gothic Architecture, Natural 

 History, or the Education ofWomen. The lecture on Thrift, which was intended for 

 the women of England, may be read with profit and pleasure by the women of 

 everywhere." — St Louis Democrat. 



" The book contains e;cacriy what every one needs to know, and in a form which 

 every one can understand." — Boston, Journal. 



" This volume no doubt contains his best thoughts on all the most important topics 

 of the day." — Detroit Post. 



"Nothing could be better or more entertaining for the family library." — Zion^s 

 Herald, 



" For the style alone, and for the vivid pictures frequently presented, this latest 

 production of Mr. Kingsley commends itself to readers. The topics treated are 

 mostly practical, but the manner is always the manner of a master in composition. 

 Whether discussing the abstract science of health, the subject of ventilation, the 

 education of the different classes that form English society, natural history, geology, 

 heroic aspiration, superstitious fears, or personal communication with Nature, we 

 find the same freshness of treatment, and the same eloquence and affluence of language 

 that distinguish the productions in other fields of this gifted author." — Boston Gazette. 



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