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""Alexandria and Her Schools"" is a historical and philosophical book written by Charles Kingsley. The book explores the intellectual and cultural legacy of the ancient city of Alexandria, Egypt, which was home to some of the most influential schools of thought in the ancient... Read Full Overview

Charles Kingsley (12 June 1819 - 23 January 1875) was a broad church priest of the Church of England, a university professor, social reformer, historian and novelist. He is particularly associated with Christian socialism, the working men's college, and forming labour cooperatives... Read Full Overview

Book Excerpt: ot merelyby picking out--too often arbitrarily and unfairly--a few names anddates from the records of all the ages, but by trying to discover itsorganic laws, and the causes which produce in nations, creeds, andsystems, health and disease, growth, change, decay... Read Full Overview

Charles Kingsley (12 June 1819 - 23 January 1875) was a broad-church priest of the Church of England, a university professor, social reformer, historian, novelist and poet. He is particularly associated with Christian socialism, the working men's college, and forming labour cooperatives,... Read Full Overview

""Alexandria And Her Schools"" is a non-fiction book written by Charles Kingsley. The book provides a comprehensive account of the intellectual and cultural history of Alexandria, a city in Egypt, during the Hellenistic and Roman periods. Kingsley explores the development of... Read Full Overview

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such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact,
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This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections
such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact,
or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe... Read Full Overview