The Water-Babies by Charles Kingsley
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"The Water-Babies" by Charles Kingsley is a children's novel written in 1862–1863. When young chimney sweep Tom falls into a river and transforms into a "water-baby," he begins a moral education in an underwater world. Guided by mystical fairies with peculiar names, Tom embarks on adventures alongside other water-babies, learning lessons about right and wrong. His journey includes reuniting with Ellie, an upper-class girl, and confronting his cruel former master. This Victorian
fairy tale blends Christian redemption with social critique and satirical support for Darwin's evolutionary theories. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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About this eBook
| Author | Kingsley, Charles, 1819-1875 |
|---|---|
| Title | The Water-Babies |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Water-Babies |
| Note |
Project Gutenberg has several editions of this eBook: #36309 (Illustrated in B & W and Color) #25564 (Illustrated in Color) #1018 (Plain HTML file) |
| Credits | Transcribed from the 1889 Macmillan and Co. edition by David Price |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 78.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PZ: Language and Literatures: Juvenile belles lettres |
| Subject | Chimney sweeps -- Juvenile fiction |
| Subject | Fairy tales -- England |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 1018 |
| ISBN (HTML) | 979-8-238-01018-2 |
| Release Date | Aug 1, 1997 |
| Last Update | Apr 19, 2025 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 1900 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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