by Mabel Lucie Attwell (Illustrator), Mabel Lucie Attwell (Illustrator), Charles Kingsley Jr. (Author)
When Tom, a young chimney sweep, falls into a river and drowns, he is transformed from a twelve-year-old boy who has known nothing but brutality and poverty into a 'water-baby'. In an underwater world surrounded by fairies, insects and water nymphs, he soon discovers a new life of adventure and excitement. Gloriously illustrated with 8 colours plates from Mabel Lucie Attwell, and with a ribbon marker and a specially commissioned foreword, this beautiful hardback Macmillan Classics edition of Charles Kingsley's The Water-Babies, first published in 1863, is a truly special gift to treasure.
Format: Unabridged
Pages: 240
Edition: Unabridged
Publisher: Macmillan Children's Books
Published: 22 Oct 2015
ISBN 10: 0230770339
ISBN 13: 9780230770331
Children’s book age: 5-7 Years
Book Overview: A beautifully packaged gift edition of this classic favourite, The Water-Babies.
Charles Kingsley was a priest, university professor, historian and novelist. The Water-Babies was his most famous novel and was originally written and published as a serial in Macmillan's Magazine from 1862-1863 before being published in its entirety as a book in 1863.
Mabel Lucie Attwell was a British illustrator known for her drawings of children, based on her daughter, Peggy. She studied at Heatherley's and Saint Martin's School of Art before illustrating for magazines and books, including Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, Peter Pan and The Water-Babies.
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