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Alexander William Kinglake
AuthorBooks · Second hand1809-1891
Alexander William Kinglake was an English orientalist travel writer and historian. He was the author of a multi-volume history entitled The Invasion of Crimea: Its Origin, and an Account of its Progress down to the Death of Lord Raglan, published from 1863 to 1887.
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About Alexander William Kinglake
Birth
1809
Death
1891
Alexander William Kinglake was an English orientalist travel writer and historian. He was the author of a multi-volume history entitled The Invasion of Crimea: Its Origin, and an Account of its Progress down to the Death of Lord Raglan, published from 1863 to 1887.
Alexander William Kinglake was a multifaceted British author who excelled in both travel writing and historiography.
Born in Taunton in 1809, he pursued a career that spanned law, politics, and literature.
His bibliography is remarkably diverse, ranging from technical manuals on bills of exchange to forays into children's and fantasy fiction.
Throughout his life, Kinglake published a total of 32 works exploring subjects as varied as music, photography, and mystery.
His legacy endures as that of a Victorian intellectual whose literary curiosity knew no thematic boundaries.
