Charles Kingsley — Hypatia Yeast Hereward the Wake

London, Macmillan and Co. Limited, 1899-1903. Leather. A uniformly bound collection of three popular Victorian novels by Charles Kingsley, novels with a general religious theme. A nice set of three popular novels by Charles Kingsley.'Hypatia', published in 1899. An interesting fictionalised account of the life of the philosopher, a touching Christian apologia that shows the Victorian religious sentiments. 'Yeast', published in 1902. Kingsley's first novel, a fraught attack on Roman Catholicism and the Oxford Movement, as well as an attack on celibacy, the social system, bad landlords, and more.'Hereward the Wake', published in 1902. A popular historical novel, an adventurous tale which follows the Anglo-saxon figure Hereward, as he is leading the resistance against the Normans.Kingsley was a priest for the Church of England, and was a friend and correspondent of Charles Darwin. In a half calf binding with cloth to the boards. Externally, smart. A few light marks, and a little rubbing to the boards and spines. Minor bumping to the extremities. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None. Very Good Indeed .