The beloved Victorian children's tale now available in its original unabridged edition Instantly popular upon its initial publication in 1863, The Water Babies is at once a bewitching childhood fantasy and a skillfully woven moral allegory. Tom, a young chimney sweep, escapes his horrendous job and his cruel boss, Grimes, when fairies plunge him into a fantastical world under the sea. As he meets and befriends his fellow water babies, as well as all sorts of sea creatures, he begins to learn some valuable lessons. Much in demand by scholars, this authoritative new edition...
The beloved Victorian children's tale now available in its original unabridged edition Instantly popular upon its initial publication in 18...
'this is all a fairy tale...and, therefore, you are not to believe a word of it, even if it is true' The Water-Babies (1863) is one of the strangest and most powerful children's stories ever written. In describing the underwater adventures of Tom, a chimney-sweeper's boy who is transformed into a water-baby after he drowns, Charles Kingsley combined comic fantasy and moral fable to extraordinary effect. Tom's encounters with friendly fish, curious lobsters, and characters such as Mrs Doasyouwouldbedoneby are both an exciting fairy tale and a crash course in evolutionary theory. They also...
'this is all a fairy tale...and, therefore, you are not to believe a word of it, even if it is true' The Water-Babies (1863) is one of the strangest a...
After being chased from the upper-class home of a young girl called Ellie, chimney-sweep Tom falls asleep and falls into a river. There he is transformed into a 'water-baby' and his adventures truly begin. Beneath the surface, he enters a magical world full of strange and wonderful creatures, where he must prove his moral worth in order to earn what he truly desires.
One of the most unusual children's books ever written, The Water-Babies, subtitled 'A Fairy Tale for a Land-Baby', was originally intended as a satire in support of Charles Darwin's On the Origin of...
After being chased from the upper-class home of a young girl called Ellie, chimney-sweep Tom falls asleep and falls into a river. There he is trans...
Westward Ho!' is a historical novel written by Charles Kingsley and written around 1855. Set in the late 16th century, the book follows the adventures of Amyas Leigh, a young Englishman, and his companions as they embark on a journey across the seas to the New World. The novel delves into themes of exploration, colonization, and religious conflict during the Elizabethan era. Amyas and his fellow adventurers encounter pirates, Spanish conquistadors, and indigenous peoples as they navigate the treacherous waters of the Atlantic and the jungles of South America. Kingsley's vibrant prose brings...
Westward Ho!' is a historical novel written by Charles Kingsley and written around 1855. Set in the late 16th century, the book follows the adventures...
