The Water-Babies by Charles Kingsley
"The Water-Babies" by Charles Kingsley is a children's novel written in 1862–1863. Young Tom, a chimney sweep, falls into a river and transforms into a "water-baby," beginning a fantastical moral education in an underwater world. Guided by mysterious fairies and reunited with Ellie, an upper-class girl, Tom embarks on adventures that teach him right from wrong. Through his journey, he must prove his moral worth and confront his cruel former master, ultimately
earning redemption and a chance to return to human form. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Kingsley, Charles, 1819-1875 |
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| Illustrator | Smith, Jessie Willcox, 1863-1935 |
| Title | The Water-Babies |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Water-Babies |
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| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 79.5 (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. | 36309 |
| Release Date | Jun 3, 2011 |
| Most Recently Updated | Jan 7, 2021 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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