The Water-Babies: A Fairy Tale for a Land-Baby (Penguin Classics) by Charles Kingsley pencil pouch Wall Street Journal bestselling author

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The Water-Babies: A Fairy Tale for a Land-Baby (Penguin Classics) by Charles Kingsley pencil pouch Wall Street Journal bestselling authorThe beloved Victorian children's tale now available in its original unabridged edition Instantly popular upon its initial publication in 1863, The Water Babies is at once a bewitching childhood fantasy and a skillfully woven moral allegory. Tom, a young chimney sweep, escapes his horrendous job and his cruel boss, Grimes, when fairies plunge him into a fantastical world under the sea. As he meets and befriends his fellow water babies, as well as all