The Water-babies

The Water-babies

Author: Charles Kingsley

Publisher:

Published: 1895

Total Pages: 310

ISBN-13:

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A Victorian tale in which Tom, a sooty little chimney sweep with a great longing to be clean, is stolen by fairies and turned into a water-baby.


The Water Babies - Illustrated by A. E. Jackson

The Water Babies - Illustrated by A. E. Jackson

Author: Charles Kingsley

Publisher: Pook Press

Published: 2018-12-18

Total Pages: 268

ISBN-13: 9781528709255

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This edition of Charles Kingsley's 'The Water-Babies', illustrated by A. E. Jackson was originally published in 1920. The story was extremely popular in England and was a mainstay of British children's literature for many decades.


The Water-Babies

The Water-Babies

Author: Charles Kingsley

Publisher: Nabu Press

Published: 2014-02

Total Pages: 324

ISBN-13: 9781295716197

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This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.


The Water-Babies

The Water-Babies

Author: Charles Kingsley

Publisher: Independently Published

Published: 2020-03-07

Total Pages: 150

ISBN-13:

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We are delighted to publish this classic book as part of our extensive Classic Library collection. Many of the books in our collection have been out of print for decades, and therefore have not been accessible to the general public. The aim of our publishing program is to facilitate rapid access to this vast reservoir of literature, and our view is that this is a significant literary work, which deserves to be brought back into print after many decades in its original form. The contents of the vast majority of titles in the Classic Library have been scanned from the original works. To ensure a high quality product, each title has been meticulously hand curated by our staff. Our philosophy has been guided by a desire to provide the reader with a book that is as close as possible to ownership of the original work. We hope that you will enjoy this wonderful classic work, and that for you it becomes an enriching experience.


The Water-babies

The Water-babies

Author: Charles Kingsley

Publisher:

Published: 1894

Total Pages: 352

ISBN-13:

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The adventures of Tom, a sooty little chimney-sweep with a great longing to be clean, who is stolen by fairies and turned into a water-baby.


The Water-Babies

The Water-Babies

Author: Charles Kingsley

Publisher:

Published: 2020-12-21

Total Pages: 288

ISBN-13:

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Tom, a poor orphan, is employed by the villainous chimney-sweep, Grimes, to climb up inside flues to clear away the soot. While engaged in this dreadful task, he loses his way and emerges in the bedroom of Ellie, the young daughter of the house who mistakes him for a thief. He runs away, and, hot and bothered, he slips into a cooling stream, falls fast asleep, and becomes a water baby.In this new life, he meets all sorts of aquatic creatures, including an engaging old lobster, other water babies, and at last reaches St Branden's Isle where he encounters the fierce Mrs Bedonbyasyoudid and the motherly Mrs Doasyouwouldbedoneby. After a long and arduous quest to the Other-end-of-Nowhere young Tom achieves his heart's desire.