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The call of the sea is answered by Amyas Leigh in the novel Westward Ho!. As a young man, Amyas boards a ship captained by Sir Francis Drake. As Britain battles the Spanish Armada for control of the seas, Amyas finds love and adventure. Amyas travels from the Caribbean to England to fight the Spanish Armada again, but fate no longer is on his side. What misfortunes befall Amyas? Will he survive? Will his family? Charles Kingsley filled many roles in his lifetime. Kingsley started as a simple rector in a church, but later became the chaplain to Queen Victoria and private tutor for the Prince of Wales. Kingsley devoted his life to bring about social reform through his actions, committees, and his novels. Kingsley worked with many famous individuals to influence the world around him including Thomas Carlyle, Charles Dickens, Alfred Lord Tennyson, and his friend, Charles Darwin. His last years were spent serving as a canon for Westminster Abbey. Kingsley died in 1875 and is buried in St. Mary’s of Eversley.

Beginning in the fictional seaport of Bideford Quay in Devon, during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I, Charles Kingsley's monumental novel follows the fortunes of Amyas Leigh, a young man who sets sail on a life of adventure on the high seas. After battling pirates and treasure-hunting in the Caribbean, and setting out to rescue his beloved Rose Salterne, Amyas joins Sir Francis Drake as he prepares to face England's greatest threat—the Spanish Armada. Packed with drama, excitement and romance Westward Ho! is a magnificent celebration of an age of exploration, discovery and conquest. More than this, however, the novel also draws parallels between Elizabethan England and mid-nineteenth century Britain, when many feared imminent invasion by the French under their Catholic emperor Louis Napoleon.

The call of the sea is answered by Amyas Leigh in the novel Westward Ho!. As a young man, Amyas boards a ship captained by Sir Francis Drake. As Britain battles the Spanish Armada for control of the seas, Amyas finds love and adventure. Amyas travels from the Caribbean to England to fight the Spanish Armada again, but fate no longer is on his side. What misfortunes befall Amyas? Will he survive? Will his family? Charles Kingsley filled many roles in his lifetime. Kingsley started as a simple rector in a church, but later became the chaplain to Queen Victoria and private tutor for the Prince of Wales. Kingsley devoted his life to bring about social reform through his actions, committees, and his novels. Kingsley worked with many famous individuals to influence the world around him including Thomas Carlyle, Charles Dickens, Alfred Lord Tennyson, and his friend, Charles Darwin. His last years were spent serving as a canon for Westminster Abbey. Kingsley died in 1875 and is buried in St. Mary’s of Eversley.

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