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Kingston, William Henry Giles, 1814-1880

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William Henry Giles Kingston (1814 - 1880), writer of tales for boys, born in London, but spent much of his youth in Oporto, where his father was a merchant.

His first book, The Circassian Chief, appeared in 1844. His first book for boys, Peter the Whaler, was published in 1851, and had such success that he retired from business and devoted himself entirely to the production of this kind of literature, in which his popularity was deservedly great; and during 30 years he wrote upwards of 130 tales, including

• The Three Midshipmen (1862),
• The Three Lieutenants (1874),
• The Three Commanders (1875),
• The Three Admirals (1877),
• Digby Heathcote, etc.

He also conducted various papers, including The Colonist, and Colonial Magazine and East India Review. He was also interested in emigration, volunteering, and various philanthropic schemes. For services in negotiating a commercial treaty with Portugal he received a Portuguese knighthood, and for his literary labours a Government pension.

References

• This article incorporates public domain text from: Cousin, John William (1910). A Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature. London, J.M. Dent & sons; New York, E.P. Dutton.

External links

• Works of William Henry Giles Kingston at Project Gutenberg

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Books

Adventures in Australia
Afar in the Forest
The African Trader The Adventures of Harry Bayford
Ben Burton Born and Bred at Sea
Ben Hadden or, Do Right Whatever Comes Of It
The Boy who sailed with Blake
Captain Mugford Our Salt and Fresh Water Tutors
Charley Laurel A Story of Adventure by Sea and Land
The Cruise of the Dainty Rovings in the Pacific
The Cruise of the Mary Rose Here and There in the Pacific
Dick Cheveley His Adventures and Misadventures
Dick Onslow Among the Redskins
Ernest Bracebridge School Days
Exiled for the Faith A Tale of the Huguenot Persecution
The Ferryman of Brill and other stories
Fred Markham in Russia The Boy Travellers in the Land of the Czar
From Powder Monkey to Admiral A Story of Naval Adventure
The Frontier Fort Stirring Times in the N-West Territory of British America
The Gilpins and their Fortunes A Story of Early Days in Australia
The Golden Grasshopper A story of the days of Sir Thomas Gresham
Great African Travellers From Mungo Park to Livingstone and Stanley
Happy Jack and other Tales of the Sea
Hendricks the Hunter The Border Farm, a Tale of Zululand
Hurricane Hurry
In the Eastern Seas
In New Granada Heroes and Patriots
In the Rocky Mountains A Tale of Adventure
In the Rocky Mountains
James Braithwaite, the Supercargo The Story of his Adventures Ashore and Afloat
Janet McLaren The Faithful Nurse
The Last Look A Tale of the Spanish Inquisition
The Log House by the Lake A Tale of Canada
The Loss of the Royal George
Manco, the Peruvian Chief An Englishman's Adventures in the Country of the Incas
Mark Seaworth
Marmaduke Merry A Tale of Naval Adventures in Bygone Days
The Mate of the Lily Notes from Harry Musgrave's Log Book
The Missing Ship The Log of the 'Ouzel' Galley
Mountain Moggy The Stoning of the Witch
My First Voyage to Southern Seas
Ned Garth Made Prisoner in Africa. A Tale of the Slave Trade
On the Banks of the Amazon
Our Sailors Gallant Deeds of the British Navy during Victoria's Reign
Paddy Finn
Peter Trawl The Adventures of a Whaler
Peter the Whaler
The Pirate of the Mediterranean A Tale of the Sea
Roger Willoughby A Story of the Times of Benbow
Ronald Morton, or the Fire Ships A Story of the Last Naval War
Salt Water The Sea Life and Adventures of Neil D'Arcy the Midshipman
Saved from the Sea The Loss of the Viper, and her Crew's Saharan Adventures
The Secret of the Island
The Settlers A Tale of Virginia
The Seven Champions of Christendom
Snow Shoes and Canoes The Early Days of a Fur-Trader in the Hudson Bay Territory
The South Sea Whaler
Sunshine Bill
The Three Admirals
The Three Lieutenants
The Trapper's Son
True Blue
A True Hero A Story of the Days of William Penn
Twice Lost
The Two Supercargoes Adventures in Savage Africa
Voyages and Travels of Count Funnibos and Baron Stilkin
The Wanderers Adventures in the Wilds of Trinidad and Orinoco
Will Weatherhelm The Yarn of an Old Sailor
With Axe and Rifle
The Woodcutter of Gutech
The Young Llanero A Story of War and Wild Life in Venezuela
The Young Rajah

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