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The Water Babies

Paperback • 1994 • English

The Water Babies

By Charles Kingsley

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About the book

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 runs away, and, hot and bothered, he slips into a cooling stream, falls asleep, and becomes a Water Baby. In his new life, he meets all sorts of aquatic creatures, including an engaging old lobster, other water babies, and...Show more

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ISBN

9781853261480

Publisher

Wordsworth Editions

Published year

1994

Language

English

Original title

The Water Babies

Format

Paperback

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