Table of Contents

Introduction; 1. Varieties of manliness; 2. Sturdiness and the saints; 3. Liberal religion; 4. Kingsleyan manliness (I): its life and times; 5. Kingsleyan manliness (II): some versions of virtue; 6. Tom Brown's manliness; 7. The unmanning of manliness; Notes; Index.

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This book provides a fresh perspective on nineteenth-century life by examining the nature and context of 'Christian manliness' or 'muscular Christianity'.