The Water-Babies: A Fairy Tale for a Land-Baby (Penguin Classics)
ISBN-13:
9780143105091
ISBN-10:
0143105094
Edition:
Reprint
Author:
Charles Kingsley, Richard D. Beards
Publication date:
2008
Publisher:
Penguin Publishing Group
Format:
Paperback
198 pages
Category:
Folklore & Mythology
,
Social Sciences
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ISBN-13:
9780143105091
ISBN-10:
0143105094
Edition:
Reprint
Author:
Charles Kingsley, Richard D. Beards
Publication date:
2008
Publisher:
Penguin Publishing Group
Format:
Paperback
198 pages
Category:
Folklore & Mythology
,
Social Sciences
Summary
The Water-Babies: A Fairy Tale for a Land-Baby (Penguin Classics) (ISBN-13: 9780143105091 and ISBN-10: 0143105094), written by authors
Charles Kingsley, Richard D. Beards, was published by Penguin Publishing Group in 2008.
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Description
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 featuring the Victorian illustrations from early editions will charm children and adults alike.
For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
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 featuring the Victorian illustrations from early editions will charm children and adults alike.
For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
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