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The Water-Babies, A Fairy Tale for a Land Baby
- Author
- Charles Kingsley
- Narrator
- Cori Samuel
- Publisher
- SAGA Egmont
- Publish Date
- 4 January 2017
- Run Time
- 7 hours 3 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
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- Author
- Charles Kingsley
- Narrator
- Cori Samuel
- Duration
- 7 hours 3 minutes
- Release Date
- 4 January 2017
- ISBN
- 9789176391334
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- SAGA Egmont
- Genre
- Children's / Teenage fiction: Fantasy & magical realism, Children's / Teenage fiction: Classic fiction, Children's / Teenage fiction: Historical fiction
Synopsis
Drowning was the best thing that ever happened to Tom. Before, he was just another poor orphan, employed by the evil chimney-sweep, Grimes, who beat and overworked him. But now, he has escaped that life and become a water baby. From the river to the ocean, "The Water Babies" follows Tom’s fun and moving adventures as he meets all sorts of unique, aquatic creatures. A wonder of Victorian fantasy, Charles Kingsley’s imaginative 1863 classic has been a mainstay of British children's literature for decades. A huge hit in its time, it lead to reforms that relieved the suffering of young chimney-sweeps like Tom.-
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