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Art Union of London
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Hereward the Wake: Last of the English (also published as Hereward, the Last of the English) is an 1866 novel by Charles Kingsley. It tells the story of Hereward, a historical Anglo-Saxon figure who led resistance against the Normans from a base in Ely surrounded by fen land. It was Kingsley's last historical novel, and was instrumental in elevating Hereward into an English folk-hero.
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If your idea of a good 19th C novel is one that preaches stoic acceptance of life's limitations, avoid Charles Kingsley and stick to George Eliot. But if you are up for Social Darwinism, Muscular Christianity, and Rule Britannia, you will find Hereward the Wake an enjoyable read.
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1866