Description: Further DetailsTitle: The Water-BabiesCondition: NewEAN: 9781909621404ISBN: 9781909621404Publisher: Macmillan Collector's LibraryFormat: HardbackRelease Date: 07/14/2016Item Height: 157mmItem Length: 101mmItem Width: 15mmItem Weight: 176gAuthor: Charles KingsleyContributor: Christina Hardyment (Introduction by)Language: EnglishSubtitle: A Fairy Tale for a Land-BabyISBN-10: 1909621404Description: After being chased from the home of an upper-class young girl called Ellie, chimney-sweep Tom falls asleep and tumbles into a river. There he is transformed into a 'water-baby' and his adventures truly begin. Beneath the surface, he enters a magical world full of strange and wonderful creatures, where he must prove his moral worth in order to earn what he truly desires.One of the most unusual children's books ever written, The Water-Babies, subtitled 'A Fairy Tale for a Land-Baby', was originally intended as a satire in support of Charles Darwin's On the Origin of Species, and explores many of the issues at the forefront of biologists' minds at the time. First published as a complete novel in 1863, Charles Kingsley's classic tale also explores ideas about religion, the Victorian education system and the working conditions of children and the poor.With glorious black and white illustrations by W. Heath Robinson and an introduction by author and journalist Christina Hardyment.Designed to appeal to the book lover, the Macmillan Collector's Library is a series of beautiful gift editions of much loved classic titles. Macmillan Collector's Library are books to love and treasure.Country/Region of Manufacture: GBGenre: FictionBook Series: Macmillan Collector's LibraryTopic: Fantasy, Classic Fiction, Children's BooksRelease Year: 2016 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
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Publication Name: The Water-Babies
Title: The Water-Babies
EAN: 9781909621404
ISBN: 9781909621404
Release Date: 07/14/2016
Release Year: 2016
Contributor: Christina Hardyment (Introduction by)
Subtitle: A Fairy Tale for a Land-Baby
ISBN-10: 1909621404
Country/Region of Manufacture: GB
Series: Macmillan Collector's Library
Book Title: Water-Babies
Number of Pages: 296 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
Publication Year: 2016
Topic: Classics, Fantasy / General, Fantasy & Magic
Item Height: 0.7 in
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: Juvenile Fiction, Fiction
Item Weight: 6 Oz
Author: Charles Kingsley
Item Length: 6.2 in
Item Width: 4 in
Format: Hardcover
