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The Water-Babies: A Fairy Tale for a Land-Baby by Charles Kingsley is a children's book available to read on EtoBox.

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Among the most popular children’s books of the Victorian period, __The Water-Babies__ continues to delight readers of all ages. It tells the story of a young boy named Tom, who escapes his harsh life as a chimney sweep by being transformed into a “water-baby.” His adventures underwater introduce him to strange animals, gentle fairies, and exotic seascapes, and Kingsley frequently digresses from the mythical narrative with his commentary on political and scientific topics. Many of Linley Sambourne’s remarkable illustrations from the 1886 edition are included in the text of the novel. This Broadview edition reproduces the first edition of __The Water-Babies__, published in 1863. The appendices include a broad selection of other 19th-century children’s literature and excerpts from Kingsley’s essays on evolution, hygiene, and education.

Who reads The Water-Babies: A Fairy Tale for a Land-Baby?

Author

Charles Kingsley

Publisher

Broadview Press Inc.

Published

2008

Language

EN

ISBN

9781551117737

Category

children's

Subjects

Literary Fiction, Children'S, Fiction

Rating

4.2 / 5 (119 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14