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The Water -Babies
The Water -Babies
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Description
The Water-Babies (1863) is one of the strangest and most powerful children's stories ever written.
In describing the underwater adventures of Tom, a chimney-sweeper's boy who is transformed into a water-baby after he drowns, Charles Kingsley combined comic fantasy and moral fable to extraordinary effect. Tom's encounters with friendly fish, curious lobsters, and characters such as Mrs Doasyouwouldbedoneby are both an exciting fairy tale and a crash course in evolutionary theory. They also reflect the quirky imagination of one of the great Victorian eccentrics. Tom's adventures are constantly interrupted by Kingsley's sideswipes at contemporary issues such as child labour and the British education system, and they offer a rich satiric take on the great scientific debates of the day.
This edition reprints the original complete version of the story, and includes a lively introduction, detailed explanatory notes, and an appendix that reprints Kingsley's first attempt to describe the mysterious creatures that live under the sea.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
288
Release Date:
2014-07-10
Publication Date:
2014-07-10
Publisher:
Oxford University Press
Languages:
Original:
English
ISBN10:
0199685452
ISBN13:
9780199685455
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
Minimum Reading Age:
9
Maximum Reading Age:
12
Weight:
204 g
Height:
126 cm
Width:
195 cm
Thickness:
17 cm
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