microform, 350 pages
English language
Published Nov. 6, 1863 by Macmillan.
The water-babies
a fairy tale for a land=baby Library of English literature -- LEL 13294.
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.
