from business and devoted himself entirely to the production of this kind of literature and, during 30 years, he wrote upwards of 130 tales, including: The Three Midshipmen (1862), The Three Lieutenants (1874), The Three Commanders (1875), The Three Admirals (1877), Digby Heathcote, etc. He also wrote a tale about the notorious outlaw Ninco Nanco called Ninco Nanco, The Neapolitan Brigand, from Foxholme Hall. He also conducted various papers, including The Colonist and Colonial Magazine and East India Review. He was also interested in emigration, volunteering, and various philanthropic schemes. He received a Portuguese knighthood for services in negotiating a commercial treaty with Portugal, and a Government pension for his literary labours. He is mentioned by Robert Louis Stevenson in the poem prefacing Treasure Island: If studious youth no longer crave, His ancient appetites forgot, Kingston, or Ballantyne the brave, Or Cooper of the wood and wave ... References External links List of W.H.G. Kingston's books Frederick Morgan Collection at the University of Melbourne includes an almost complete set of Kingston's books 1814 births 1880 deaths Alumni of Trinity College, Cambridge Writers from London French–English translators 19th-century British translators