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William Henry Giles Kingston
1814–1880
Best known for lively sea stories and adventure tales, this Victorian writer helped shape generations of young readers' taste for travel, danger, and moral courage. His books drew on a life that stretched between London and Portugal, giving his fiction an outward-looking, international feel.
133 Audiobooks
The Three Midshipmen
by William Henry Giles Kingston
Afar in the Forest
by William Henry Giles Kingston
The Voyage of the "Steadfast": The Young Missionaries in the Pacific
by William Henry Giles Kingston
Snow Shoes and Canoes Or, The Early Days of a Fur-Trader in the Hudson Bay Territory
by William Henry Giles Kingston
Notable Voyagers, From Columbus to Nordenskiold
by William Henry Giles Kingston, Henry Frith
Kidnapping in the Pacific; Or, The Adventures of Boas Ringdon A long four-part Yarn
by William Henry Giles Kingston
The Western World Picturesque Sketches of Nature and Natural History in North and South America
by William Henry Giles Kingston
Peter Trawl; Or, The Adventures of a Whaler
by William Henry Giles Kingston
On the Banks of the Amazon
by William Henry Giles Kingston
Off to Sea: The Adventures of Jovial Jack Junker on his Road to Fame
by William Henry Giles Kingston
The Cruise of the Frolic
by William Henry Giles Kingston
Adventures in Australia
by William Henry Giles Kingston
The School Friends; Or, Nothing New
by William Henry Giles Kingston
The Three Commanders
by William Henry Giles Kingston
The Pirate of the Mediterranean: A Tale of the Sea
by William Henry Giles Kingston
Peter the Whaler
by William Henry Giles Kingston
The Missing Ship: The Log of the "Ouzel" Galley
by William Henry Giles Kingston
The Young Berringtons: The Boy Explorers
by William Henry Giles Kingston
The History of Little Peter, the Ship Boy
by William Henry Giles Kingston
A Yacht Voyage Round England
by William Henry Giles Kingston
Great African Travellers: From Mungo Park to Livingstone and Stanley
by William Henry Giles Kingston
Adventures in the Far West
by William Henry Giles Kingston
Archibald Hughson: An Arctic Story
by William Henry Giles Kingston
Captain Cook: His Life, Voyages, and Discoveries
by William Henry Giles Kingston
Paul Gerrard, the Cabin Boy
by William Henry Giles Kingston
The Rival Crusoes
by William Henry Giles Kingston
Mountain Moggy: The Stoning of the Witch
by William Henry Giles Kingston
The Cruise of the Mary Rose; Or, Here and There in the Pacific
by William Henry Giles Kingston
The Young Llanero: A Story of War and Wild Life in Venezuela
by William Henry Giles Kingston
The Boy who sailed with Blake
by William Henry Giles Kingston
The Mate of the "Lily"; Or, Notes from Harry Musgrave's Log Book
by William Henry Giles Kingston
In the Rocky Mountains
by William Henry Giles Kingston
Waihoura, the Maori Girl
by William Henry Giles Kingston
How Britannia Came to Rule the Waves Updated to 1900
by William Henry Giles Kingston
Dick Cheveley: His Adventures and Misadventures
by William Henry Giles Kingston
Mary Liddiard; Or, The Missionary's Daughter
by William Henry Giles Kingston
The Golden Grasshopper: A story of the days of Sir Thomas Gresham
by William Henry Giles Kingston
Saved from the Sea; Or, The Loss of the Viper, and her Crew's Saharan Adventures
by William Henry Giles Kingston
Tales of the Sea, and of Our Jack Tars
by William Henry Giles Kingston
Peter Biddulph: The Story of an Australian Settler
by William Henry Giles Kingston
The Log House by the Lake: A Tale of Canada
by William Henry Giles Kingston
Clara Maynard; Or, The True and the False: A Tale of the Times
by William Henry Giles Kingston
The Woodcutter of Gutech
by William Henry Giles Kingston
Salt Water: The Sea Life and Adventures of Neil D'Arcy the Midshipman
by William Henry Giles Kingston
Count Ulrich of Lindburg: A Tale of the Reformation in Germany
by William Henry Giles Kingston
Among the Red-skins; Or, Over the Rocky Mountains
by William Henry Giles Kingston
The Three Admirals
by William Henry Giles Kingston
The Perils and Adventures of Harry Skipwith by Land and Sea
by William Henry Giles Kingston
Old Jack
by William Henry Giles Kingston
The African Trader; Or, The Adventures of Harry Bayford
by William Henry Giles Kingston
The Two Supercargoes; Or, Adventures in Savage Africa
by William Henry Giles Kingston
A True Hero: A Story of the Days of William Penn
by William Henry Giles Kingston
Dick Onslow Among the Redskins
by William Henry Giles Kingston
Villegagnon: A Tale of the Huguenot Persecution
by William Henry Giles Kingston
Our Sailors: Gallant Deeds of the British Navy during Victoria's Reign
by William Henry Giles Kingston
From Powder Monkey to Admiral: A Story of Naval Adventure
by William Henry Giles Kingston
Captain Mugford: Our Salt and Fresh Water Tutors
by William Henry Giles Kingston
Adventures in Africa By an African Trader
by William Henry Giles Kingston
Adrift in a Boat
by William Henry Giles Kingston
Roger Kyffin's Ward
by William Henry Giles Kingston
Mark Seaworth
by William Henry Giles Kingston
Janet McLaren, the Faithful Nurse
by William Henry Giles Kingston
Hurricane Hurry
by William Henry Giles Kingston
The Mines and its Wonders
by William Henry Giles Kingston
The Frontier Fort Or, Stirring Times in the North West Territory of British America
by William Henry Giles Kingston
Roger Willoughby: A Story of the Times of Benbow
by William Henry Giles Kingston
Jovinian: A Story of the Early Days of Papal Rome
by William Henry Giles Kingston
Fred Markham in Russia; Or, The Boy Travellers in the Land of the Czar
by William Henry Giles Kingston
In the Eastern Seas
by William Henry Giles Kingston
The Seven Champions of Christendom
by William Henry Giles Kingston
Ernest Bracebridge: School Days
by William Henry Giles Kingston
Twice Lost
by William Henry Giles Kingston
Our Soldiers: Gallant Deeds of the British Army during Victoria's Reign
by William Henry Giles Kingston
Ronald Morton; or, the Fire Ships: A Story of the Last Naval War
by William Henry Giles Kingston
In the Wilds of Africa
by William Henry Giles Kingston
My First Voyage to Southern Seas
by William Henry Giles Kingston
James Braithwaite, the Supercargo: The Story of his Adventures Ashore and Afloat
by William Henry Giles Kingston
Ned Garth; Or, Made Prisoner in Africa: A Tale of the Slave Trade
by William Henry Giles Kingston
John Deane of Nottingham: Historic Adventures by Land and Sea
by William Henry Giles Kingston
In the Rocky Mountains: A Tale of Adventure
by William Henry Giles Kingston
Charley Laurel: A Story of Adventure by Sea and Land
by William Henry Giles Kingston
The Voyages of the "Ranger" and "Crusader" And what befell their Passengers and Crews.
by William Henry Giles Kingston
Sunshine Bill
by William Henry Giles Kingston
My First Cruise, and Other stories
by William Henry Giles Kingston
Owen Hartley; or, Ups and Downs: A Tale of Land and Sea
by William Henry Giles Kingston
Ralph Clavering; Or, We Must Try Before We Can Do
by William Henry Giles Kingston
Marmaduke Merry: A Tale of Naval Adventures in Bygone Days
by William Henry Giles Kingston
Exiled for the Faith: A Tale of the Huguenot Persecution
by William Henry Giles Kingston
Voyages and Travels of Count Funnibos and Baron Stilkin
by William Henry Giles Kingston
The Two Shipmates
by William Henry Giles Kingston
Jack Buntline
by William Henry Giles Kingston
Paddy Finn
by William Henry Giles Kingston
Stories of Animal Sagacity
by William Henry Giles Kingston
Hendricks the Hunter; Or, The Border Farm: A Tale of Zululand
by William Henry Giles Kingston
Antony Waymouth; Or, The Gentlemen Adventurers
by William Henry Giles Kingston
The Trapper's Son
by William Henry Giles Kingston
The Cruise of the "Dainty"; Or, Rovings in the Pacific
by William Henry Giles Kingston
Michael Penguyne; Or, Fisher Life on the Cornish Coast
by William Henry Giles Kingston
A Voyage round the World A book for boys
by William Henry Giles Kingston
The Circassian Chief: A Romance of Russia
by William Henry Giles Kingston
About the author
Born in London on 28 February 1814, William Henry Giles Kingston spent much of his youth in Oporto, Portugal, where his father worked as a merchant. He later lived largely in London, first entering business and then turning seriously to writing after the success of his early book The Circassian Chief.
Kingston became one of the best-known Victorian writers for boys, producing a large number of adventure novels, especially sea stories. His best remembered book is Peter the Whaler, and his fiction often blended action, travel, and clear moral purpose in a way that appealed strongly to 19th-century family readers.
He also worked as a journalist and wrote on Portuguese subjects, reflecting his long connection with the country. Kingston died in London on 5 August 1880, but his stories remained widely read for many years through reprints and children's libraries.