The Water-Babies
Charles Kingsley
Subjects: Fairy tales -- England, Chimney sweeps -- Juvenile fiction, PZ, I
Downloads: 532
Subjects: Fairy tales -- England, Chimney sweeps -- Juvenile fiction, PZ, I
Downloads: 532
Readers of every age will delight in this fantastical fairy tale from Charles Kingsley. Tom, a young chimney sweep, comes to a tragically untimely end and is transformed into a mystical creature known as a water baby that resides in a magical sub-aqueous environment. Despite its nineteenth-century vintage, this engrossing fable has important lessons to teach today's readers.
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