Paperback, 224 pages
English language
Published Dec. 1, 1999 by NTC/Contemporary Publishing Company.
The Water Babies
A Fairy Tale for a Landbaby (Wordsworth Children's Classics) (Wordsworth Children's Classics)
4 stars
(4 reviews)
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 to his fantasy Kingsley grafts a series of digressions and comic asides, through which he comments on a range of contemporary issues.
Subjects
- Classic fiction
- General
- Juvenile Fiction
- Fiction - General
- Children: Young Adult (Gr. 10-12)
- Classics