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The beloved Victorian children's tale now available in its original unabridged edition

Timothy West, Julia McKenzie and Oliver Peace star in this BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation of Charles Kingsley's classic tale of a chimney sweep who becomes a water baby.

Tom, a poor orphan, is employed by the villainous chimney-sweep, Grimes, to climb up inside flues to clear away the soot. While engaged in this dreadful task, he loses his way and emerges in the bedroom of Ellie, the young daughter of the house who mistakes him for a thief. He... Read Full Overview

The Water-Babies is a classic Fairy Tale by the Reverend Charles Kingsley. Written in 1862-63 it was first published in its entirety in 1863 and since then has become one of the most loved tales ever told.Any profits made from the sale of this book will go towards supporting... Read Full Overview

The Water-Babies, A Fairy Tale for a Land Baby is a children's novel by the Reverend Charles Kingsley. Written from 1862 to 63 as a serial for Macmillan's Magazine, it was first published in its entirety in 1863. Written as part as a satire in support of Charles Darwin's The... Read Full Overview

Complete and unabridged edition.

'this is all a fairy tale...and, therefore, you are not to believe a word of it, even if it is true'

When Tom, an ill-treated little chimney-sweep, jumps into a clear, cool stream to clean himself something magical happens; he is turned into a tiny water baby by the fairies. He enters a strange, magical underwater world, and travels beyond the world's end to the other end-of-nowhere,... Read Full Overview

Jessie Willcox Smith (September 6, 1863 - May 3, 1935) was an American female illustrator during the Golden Age of American illustration.She was considered "one of the greatest pure illustrators..".Charles Kingsley (12 June 1819 - 23 January 1875) was a broad church priest of... Read Full Overview

The Water-Babies is a classic Fairy Tale by the Reverend Charles Kingsley. Created in 1862-63 and since then has become one of the best loved stories ever told. This is a high quality new print edition of a classic timeless tale.

The Water-Babies, A Fairy Tale for a Land Baby is a children's novel by the Reverend Charles Kingsley. Written in 1862-63 as a serial for Macmillan's Magazine, it was first published in its entirety in 1863. It was written as part satire in support of Charles Darwin's The Origin... Read Full Overview

Embarrassed by his grimy appearance in the presence of an immaculate little girl, ten-year-old Tom--an ill-treated London chimney-sweep--promptly runs away. Diving into a river, he enters a magical underwater world where he meets wee creatures of the deep, and learns about goodness,... Read Full Overview

The Water-Babies, A Fairy Tale for a Land Baby is a children's novel by the Reverend Charles Kingsley. Written in 1862-1863 as a serial for Macmillan's Magazine, it was first published in its entirety in 1863. The book was extremely popular in England during its day, and was... Read Full Overview