author
Alexander William Kinglake
1809–1891
Best known for a vivid classic of travel writing and a monumental history of the Crimean War, this 19th-century English author brought a strong personal voice to everything he wrote. His work mixes sharp observation, narrative energy, and the confidence of someone who had seen much of the world for himself.
2 Audiobooks
Eothen; with an Introduction and Notes
by Alexander William Kinglake
Eothen; Or, Traces of Travel Brought Home from the East
by Alexander William Kinglake
About the author
Born in Taunton in 1809, Alexander William Kinglake was educated at Eton and Trinity College, Cambridge, and later trained for the law. Although he was called to the bar, he became far better known as a writer than as a lawyer.
His reputation was first made by Eothen (1844), an account of his travels in the eastern Mediterranean and the Near East. The book stood out for its lively style and helped establish him as an important travel writer of the Victorian period.
Kinglake later devoted many years to The Invasion of Crimea, his large multi-volume history of the Crimean War, published over several decades. He also served in Parliament for Bridgewater, and he died in 1891.