A Yacht Voyage Round England (Illustrated Edition) (Dodo ...
Kingston, William H. G. / Kingston, W. H. G. William Henry Giles Kingston (1814-1880), was a writer of tales for boys. He was born in London, but spent much of his youth in Oporto. His first book, The Circassian Chief, appeared in 1844. His first book for boys, Peter the Whaler, was published in 1851, and had such success that he retired from business and devoted himself entirely to the production of this kind of literature, in which his popularity was deservedly great, and during 30 yea...