Quote of the day
Park women, properly so called, are those degraded creatures, utterly lost to all sense of shame, who wander about the paths most frequented after nightfall in the Parks, and consent to any species of humiliation for the sake of acquiring a few shillings
Charles Kingsley
Born: June 12, 1819
Died: January 23, 1875 (aged 55)
Bio: Charles Kingsley was a broad church priest of the Church of England, a university professor, historian and novelist. He is particularly associated with the West Country and northeast Hampshire. He was a friend and correspondent with Charles Darwin.
Known for:
- Westward Ho! (1855)
- Hypatia (1853)
- Alton Locke (1850)
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