W. H. G. Kingston

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gptkbp:instanceOf Author
gptkbp:activeYears 1830s-1880s
gptkbp:adaptation Several film adaptations
gptkbp:associatedWith Children's literature
gptkbp:born February 28, 1814
gptkbp:children 3
gptkbp:contribution Children's adventure novels
gptkbp:criticism Mixed reviews
gptkbp:culturalImpact Popular_in_Victorian_England
gptkbp:died August 5, 1880
gptkbp:editor The Boys' Own Paper
gptkbp:education Self-educated
gptkbp:famousFor Sea stories
gptkbp:famousPerson W._H._G._Kingston:_A_Biography
gptkbp:fellowship gptkb:Royal_Geographical_Society
gptkbp:firstPublished The Young Voyageurs
gptkbp:genre Adventure fiction
gptkbp:has nan
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label W. H. G. Kingston
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Robert_Louis_Stevenson
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Charles_Dickens
James Fenimore Cooper
gptkbp:influenceOn Young adult literature
Adventure genre
Children's adventure stories
Adventure fiction for children
Literature for boys
Modern adventure writers
gptkbp:inspiration Travel experiences
gptkbp:involved Maritime themes
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:legacy Influence on children's adventure literature
gptkbp:nationality British
gptkbp:notableFeature Adventure
Exploration
Courage
Friendship
Loyalty
Jack
Tommy
Captain_St._Clair
gptkbp:notableWork The Three Midshipmen
The Pirate City
gptkbp:occupation Novelist
gptkbp:placeOfBirth gptkb:London,_England
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:Hastings,_England
gptkbp:popularActivities Historical fiction
gptkbp:posthumousRecognition Works still in print
gptkbp:publishedIn gptkb:The_Boy's_Own_Paper
gptkbp:publishes Over 50 novels
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Mary_Kingston
gptkbp:wrote Victorian era
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