Alton Locke - Novels, Poems and Letters of Charles Kingsley (Hardcover)

1898. Charles Kingsley was an English clergyman and novelist. He was the founding member of the Christian Socialist movement and was known for his controversy with Cardinal Newman. He was a chaplain to Queen Victoria, a rector at Eversley, Hampshire and was sympathetic to the Chartists. Alton Locke was written to show sympathy for the Chartists. Alton Locke was a tailor and poet, and he was a Cockney among Cockneys. With the exception of two journeys, his knowledge of England was bounded by the horizon which enriched Richmond Hill.