Charles Kingsley (June 12 1819 - January 23 1875) was an English divine, university professor, historian, and novelist, particularly associated with the West Country and north-east Hampshire. As a novelist, his chief power lay in his descriptive faculties, which are evident in this novel as he pictures the Egyptian desert and the ancient city Alexandria. Hypatia, 1st published in 1853, is set in 5th Century A.D. Egypt. It centers upon a young orphan monk from a desert monastery who feels called to continue his religious life in the city. He discovers a sister, who is a prostitute living with a band of Goths. Other characters include Hypatia, a lady philosopher based on a historical personage; Cyril, Bishop of Alexandria; Felix, the Roman prefect; a Jewish man who has lost his faith; and an elderly Jewish woman who is like a sorceress. St. Augustine of Hippo makes a brief appearance.

Latest episodes of the podcast Hypatia by Charles Kingsley

• 00 - Preface
• 01 - Ch 01 The Laura
• 02 - Ch 02 The Dying World, pt 1
• 03 - Ch 02 The Dying World, pt 2
• 04 - Ch 03 The Goths
• 05 - Ch 04 Miriam, pt 1
• 06 - Ch 04 Miriam, pt 2
• 07 - Ch 05 A Day in Alexandria, pt 1
• 08 - Ch 05 A day in Alexandria, pt 2
• 09 - Ch 06 The New Diogenes
• 10 - Ch 07: Those by whom Offenses Come, pt 1
• 11 - Ch 07: Those by whom Offenses Come, pt 2
• 12 - Ch 08 The East Wind, pt 1
• 13 - Ch 08, The East Wind, pt 2
• 14 - Ch 09: The Snapping of the Bow
• 15 - Ch 10: The Interview, Pt. 1
• 16 - Ch 10: The Interview, Pt. 2
• 17 - Ch 11 The Laura Again
• 18 - Ch 12: The Bower of Acrasia
• 19 - Ch 13: The Bottom of the Abyss, pt 1
• 20 - Ch. 13 The Bottom of the Abyss Pt 2
• 21 - Ch 14: The Rocks of the Sirens
• 22 - Ch 15: Nephelococcugia
• 23 - Ch 16: Venus and Pallas, pt 1
• 24 - Ch 16: Venus and Pallas, pt 2
• 25 - Ch 17 A Stray Gleam
• 26 - Ch 18: The Prefect Tested, pt 1
• 27 - Ch 18: The Prefect Tested, pt 2
• 28 Ch 19 Jews Against Christians, pt 1
• 29 - Ch 19 Jews Against Christians, pt 2
• 30 - Ch 20 She Stoops to Conquer pt.1
• 31 - Ch. 20 She Stoops to Conquer, pt. 2
• 32 - Ch. 20: She Stoops to Conquer pt. 3
• 33 - Ch 21: The Squire-Bishop, pt 1
• 34 - Ch 21: The Squire-Bishop, pt 2
• 35 - Ch 21: The Squire-Bishop, pt 3
• 36 - Ch 22: Pandemonium, pt 1
• 37 - Ch 22: Pandemonium, pt 2
• 38 - Ch 23 Nemesis
• 39 - Ch 24 Lost Lambs, pt 1
• 40 - Ch 24 Lost Lambs, pt 2
• 41 - Ch 25 Seeking After A Sign Pt 1
• 42 - Ch 25 Seeking After A Sign Pt 2
• 43 - Ch 26 Miriam's Plot, pt 1
• 44 - Ch 26 Miriam's Plot, pt 2
• 45 - Ch 27 The Prodigal's Return, pt 1
• 46 - Ch 27 The Prodigal's Return , pt 2
• 47 - Ch 28: Woman's Love
• 48 - Ch 29 Nemesis, pt 1
• 49 - Ch 29 Nemesis, pt 2
• 50 - Ch 30 Every Man To His Own Place, pt 1
• 51 - Ch 30 Every Man To His Own Place, pt 2