The Water-Babies |
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Author:
| Kingsley, Charles |
Editor:
| Alderson, Brian |
Series title: | The ^AWorld's Classics Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-0-19-282238-3 |
Publication Date: | Mar 1995 |
Publisher: | Oxford University Press, Incorporated
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | USD $7.95 |
Book Description:
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The Water-Babies (1863) has claim to being the most peculiar book ever to achieve the status of a children's classic. The story follows Tom in his land-life as a climbing boy for a chimney sweep and in his after-life as a water-baby, where he gains redemption from selfishness as well as from drudgery. On top of this fantasy Kingsley grafts a series of digressions and comic asides, through which he comments on a range of contemporary issues. This is the first edition to explore...
More DescriptionThe Water-Babies (1863) has claim to being the most peculiar book ever to achieve the status of a children's classic. The story follows Tom in his land-life as a climbing boy for a chimney sweep and in his after-life as a water-baby, where he gains redemption from selfishness as well as from drudgery. On top of this fantasy Kingsley grafts a series of digressions and comic asides, through which he comments on a range of contemporary issues.
This is the first edition to explore fully Kingsley's text, its variants, and its iconography, and to annotate the many references which enrich the story.