Talk:Westward Ho! (novel)

[Untitled]

Any chance of a short description of what happens in the story in the book? Anthony Appleyard 08:17, 8 June 2006 (UTC)

Done. Seems much more helpful than the preface. ;-) --Dhartung | Talk 21:27, 6 July 2006 (UTC)

Unusual characters in placenames

the only place name in England to contain an exclamation mark.

• In Northamptonshire is a small wood named "Tally Ho", without an ! on the Ordnance Survey map, but with an ! in a book that I have. Anthony Appleyard 05:50, 7 July 2006 (UTC)

Children's book?

Is Westward Ho! considered a children's book? If so, for what ages? JamesMLane t c 23:48, 23 March 2008 (UTC)

The book reads as if it's target audience is adolescent males, destined to become empire builders. So, no, it's not really a children's book. Some of the themes are quite adult, e.g. religious politics, the Spannish domination of the native Americans, etc.--ML5 (talk) 12:45, 27 March 2008 (UTC)

Expand?

Could we expand this page? It's one of Kingsley's most famous and best works so doesn't it deserve some more space? -Seaspray17 —Preceding unsigned comment added by 204.11.25.80 (talk) 19:59, 4 June 2008 (UTC)

OK. Make a start. Anyone can edit. Don't be afraid to make bold changes.--ML5 (talk) 21:35, 4 June 2008 (UTC)

File:Charles Kingley - 1899 Westward Ho! cover 2.jpg and File:Charles Kingley - 1899 Westward Ho! frontispiece.jpg to appear as POTD soon

Hello! This is a note to let the editors of this article know that File:Charles Kingley - 1899 Westward Ho! cover 2.jpg and File:Charles Kingley - 1899 Westward Ho! frontispiece.jpg will be appearing as picture of the day on June 9, 2016. You can view and edit the POTD blurbs at Template:POTD/2016-06-09/1 and Template:POTD/2016-06-09/2. If this article needs any attention or maintenance, it would be preferable if that could be done before its appearance on the Main Page. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 00:28, 24 May 2016 (UTC)

Picture of the day

Westward Ho! is an 1855 British historical novel by Charles Kingsley, set in the Elizabethan era and written in a mock Elizabethan tone. It follows the adventures of Amyas Leigh, who sets sail with Francis Drake and other privateers to the Caribbean, where they battle with the Spanish. Originally targeted at adults, Westward Ho! was deemed suitable for children due to its mixture of patriotism, sentiment and romance, and became a firm favourite of children's literature during the 19th century. In the 21st century it has become less popular because of its anti-Catholicism and its racist attitudes towards indigenous peoples.

Shown here is the frontispiece to the 1899 Frederick Warne & Co edition of the novel.

See the coverIllustration: Walter Sydney Stacey; restoration: Adam Cuerden