Born on July 12, 1819.

In 1832 studied with Derwent Coleridge, then, 1837 at King's College, London.

In 1838 matriculated Magdalene College, Cambridge.

Married Frances (Fanny) Grenfell in 1844.

Joined with John Malcolm Ludlow, Frederick Denison Maurice, and others in forming the Christian Socialist movement.

In 1854, he published Alexandria and Her Schools.

He also published a volume of sermons, a consideration of public health matters titled Who Causes Pestilence?, and "The Wonders of the Shore".

In 1858 he gathered his poetry into the volume published as Andromeda and Other Poems.

"The Water-Babies", A Fairy Tale for a Land-Baby, arguably his most enduring work, appeared serially in Macmillan's Magazine in 1862 and was published in volume format in 1863.

In 1865, Kingsley published his final novel serially in Good Words.

Edited Fraser's Magazine briefly in 1867.

In 1872 he published Town Geology and became President of the Midland Institute in Birmingham.

Died, January 23, 1875.



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