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The Water Babies: A Fairy Tale for a Land-Baby
- 272 pages · about 5 hours
- First published 1863
- 213 editions
- Free to read
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1 About this book
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.
Good for readers who want: adventure, fantasy, fairy tales, and a book they can read free online.
- Adventure
- Fantasy
- Evolution
- Fairy tales
- Children's stories
- Children's fiction
- Fairies
- Painting
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