Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog Project Gutenberg 1998-06-01 Public domain in the USA. 63 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.) en History D Text Browsing: History - European Browsing: History - General 296295 296203 2024-09-01T09:26:24.636883 2023-10-01T08:39:23.585642 text/html text/html 297255 2020-12-31T12:42:12 text/html 114378 2020-12-31T12:42:12 text/html application/zip 170631 2024-09-01T09:26:29.501325 application/epub+zip 173121 2024-09-01T09:26:26.048358 application/epub+zip 173123 2024-09-01T09:26:25.236362 application/epub+zip 299934 2024-09-01T09:26:32.342311 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 281940 2024-09-01T09:26:28.958344 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 282122 2022-09-01T10:38:29.339675 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 282900 282851 2024-09-01T09:26:24.210880 2023-10-01T08:39:23.218627 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 282683 2020-12-31T12:42:12 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 112084 2020-12-31T12:42:12 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 18149 2024-09-01T09:26:32.479310 application/rdf+xml 11808 2024-09-01T09:26:25.593356 image/jpeg 2820 2024-09-01T09:26:25.410352 image/jpeg 170031 2024-09-01T09:26:24.664857 application/octet-stream application/zip en.wikipedia