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G. W. Kitchin (1827–1912)

Author of A History of France. Three Volumes

15 Works 23 Members 1 Review

About the Author

Includes the names: D.D. G.W. Kitchin, G. W. Kitchin M.A., George William Kitchin, G.W. Kitchin Edmund Spenser, G. W. (editor) Edmund; Kitchin Spenser

Image credit: George William Kitchin (1827-1912) ; albumen print by Lewis Carroll, 1859.

Works by G. W. Kitchin

A History of France. Three Volumes 4 copies

A history of France 3 copies

THE STORY OF THE DEANERY, DURHAM: 1070-1912. (1912) 2 copies

Edward Harold Browne, D.D., Lord Bishop of Winchester, and prelate of the most noble Order of the Garter : a memoir 2 copies

Compotus Rolls: Of the Obedientiaries of St. Swithun's Priory, Winchesterfrom the Winchester Cathedral Archives… (1892) — Editor — 2 copies

SPENSER BOOK II OF THE FAERY QUEENE 1 copy

The great screen of Winchester Cathedral 1 copy

A History Of France Volume I ( B.C. 58 - A. D. 1453 ) [with] Volume II ( A.D. 1453 - 1624 ) (1885) 1 copy

Spenser, Vol. 2: Book II of the Faery Queene (Classic Reprint) 1 copy, 1 review

Documents relating to the foundation of the chapter of Winchester, A.D. 1541-1547 (1889) — Editor — 1 copy

A consuetudinary of the fourteenth century for the refectory of the house of St. Swithun in Winchester (1886) — Editor — 1 copy

The manor of Manydown, Hampshire (1895) — Editor — 1 copy

A History of France Down to the Year 1453 1 copy

An Etymological Dictionary of the French Language: Crowned by the French Academy (2010) 1 copy

Spenser. Book 1 of the Faëry Queene. Edited by G. W. K (1867) 1 copy

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Bishops -- England -- Biography (1) CA4 (1) Church of England -- Clergy -- Biography (1) Durham (1) Durham Cathedral (1) Edward Harold Browne (1811-1891) (1) French History (1) history (1) Medieval-European (1) R (1)

Common Knowledge

Legal name: Kitchin, George William
Birthdate: 1827-12-07
Date of death: 1912-10-13
Burial location: Durham Cathedral (west side of the entrance path)
Gender: male
Nationality: England
Birthplace: Naughton, Suffolk, England
Place of death: Durham, County Durham, England
Places of residence: Coniston, Lancashire, England (Brantwood, 1869-1871)
Education: King's College School
King's College, London
Oxford University (Christ Church|double first in classics and mathematics|1850|MA|1852)
Occupations: academic
hymn writer
Relationships: Jacobson, William (bishop of Chester|chaplain|1871-1872)
Frederik VIII of Denmark (tutor to)
Charles Sandford (bishop of Gibraltar|commissary to|1874-1904)
Carroll, Lewis (friend)
Ruskin, John (friend)
Organizations: Christ Church, Oxford (examiner in mathematics|1854|lecturer and tutor in history|1870-1883)
Twyford Preparatory School, Hampshire (headmaster)
Oxford University (censor|1861)
Winchester Cathedral (dean|1883)
Durham Cathedral (dean|1894)
Durham University (chancellor|1908-1912)
Awards and honors: King's College, London (fellow)
Christ Church, Oxford (hon. student = fellow)

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Spenser, Vol. 2: Book II of the Faery Queene… by G. W. Kitchin

Some beautiful language, sure. Impressive poetic skills (though to be fair that was easier in an era where you could vary the number of syllables in a word)? Absolutely. But still precious and tedious

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Works: 15
Members: 23
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Rating: 3.0

Reviews: 1
ISBNs: 2
Languages: 1

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