The water-babies
a fairy tale for a land baby
by Charles Kingsley and Charles Kingsley
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Tom, an ill-treated chimney-boy, jumps into a cool stream to clean the soot off himself, and becomes a water baby, cleaner and happier than he has ever been, in a fairy world under river and sea. Meeting beautiful and frightening creatures, Tom travels to the Other-End-of-Nowhere on an unforgettable voyage of discovery.
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Chimney sweeps, Open Library Staff Picks, Fiction in English, Fiction, Fairy tales, Children's stories, Children's fiction, Fairies, fiction, Adventure and adventurers, fiction, Fantasy, Painting, Private collections, Royal houses, Art collections, Kings and rulers, Juvenile fiction, Fairies, Marine animals, British and irish fiction (fictional works by one author), Fiction, general, Contes de féesPlaces
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The water-babies: a fairy tale for a land baby
1994, Puffin Books
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Water-Babies: A Fairy-Tale for a Land-Baby (Children's Illustrated Classics)
January 1983, J M Dent & Sons Ltd
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The story follows Tom in his land-life as a climbing boy for a chimney-sweep and in his after-life as a water-baby, where he gains redemption from selfishness as well as from drudgery. On to his fantasy Kingsley grafts a series of digressions and comic asides, through which he comments on a range of contemporary issues.
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