Project Gutenberg 1998-06-01 Public domain in the USA. 123 Kingsley, Charles 1819 1875 Kingley, Charles Kingsley, C. (Charles) Historical Lectures and Essays The first discovery of America -- Cyrus, servant of the Lord -- Ancient civilisation -- Rondelet -- Vesalius -- Paracelsus -- Buchanan. Transcribed from the 1902 Macmillan and Co. edition by David Price "Historical Lectures and Essays" by Charles Kingsley is a collection of historical lectures and essays written in the late 19th century. The book explores various historical themes, figures, and events, providing insights into the past with a focus on the cultural and moral development of humanity. The beginning of the work introduces a lecture titled "The First Discovery of America," where Kingsley recounts a harrowing tale of Norse explorers, specifically the character Bjarne Grimolfson, who encounters danger at sea and the moral dilemmas of survival faced by his crew. It reflects on the Viking spirit, their early explorations of America, and the potential impact of their discoveries on history. Kingsley intertwines history with moral lessons, highlighting themes of courage, honor, and the transformative power of faith, setting the stage for further explorations of civilization throughout the work. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 59.2 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en History D Text Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches Category: History - Other 296426 2025-07-01T09:14:13.955867 text/html 297255 2020-12-31T12:42:12 text/html 114378 2020-12-31T12:42:12 text/html application/zip 193504 2025-07-01T09:14:20.329816 application/epub+zip 195765 2025-07-01T09:14:16.916827 application/epub+zip 177034 2025-07-01T09:14:15.825859 application/epub+zip 330139 2025-07-01T09:14:22.951823 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 312133 2025-07-01T09:14:19.651858 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 282122 2022-09-01T10:38:29.339675 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 282900 2025-07-01T09:14:13.554887 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 282683 2020-12-31T12:42:12 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 112084 2020-12-31T12:42:12 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 18163 2025-07-01T09:14:23.077811 application/rdf+xml 11686 2025-07-01T09:14:16.310825 image/jpeg 2805 2025-07-01T09:14:16.066861 image/jpeg 190897 2025-07-01T09:14:13.987874 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia