Publisher's Synopsis
Charles Kingsley was a 19th-century English novelist and professor who also served as a priest of the Church of England. Kingsley favored Christian socialism and labor unions that led to some of the reforms of the progressive era. Some of Kingsley's most famous works include The Water-Babies, Hypatia, and Westward Ho! This is a classic book on some of the most famous heroes in Greek mythology. Kingsley also provided some Christian perspective to the retelling of the stories.
