The Water-Babies: A Fairy Tale for a Land-Baby - Brossura

Kingsley, Charles

Brossura

ISBN 10: 1551117738 ISBN 13: 9781551117737

Casa editrice: Broadview Pr, 2008

Riassunto

Among the most popular children's books of the Victorian period, The Water-Babies continues to delight readers of all ages. It tells the story of a young boy named Tom, who escapes his harsh life as a chimney sweep by being transformed into a "water-baby." His adventures underwater introduce him to strange animals, gentle fairies, and exotic seascapes, and Kingsley frequently digresses from the mythical narrative with his commentary on political and scientific topics. Many of Linley Sambourne's remarkable illustrations from the 1886 edition are included in the text of the novel.This Broadview edition reproduces the first edition of The Water-Babies, published in 1863. The appendices include a broad selection of other 19th-century children's literature and excerpts from Kingsley's essays on evolution, hygiene, and education.

Su questo libro

L'autore:

Richard Kelly is Emeritus Professor of English at the University of Tennessee Knoxville. He is the editor of the Broadview Editions of Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Charles Dickens's A Christmas Carol.

Product Description:

Book by Kingsley Charles

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Broadview Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2008
• ISBN 10: 1551117738
• ISBN 13: 9781551117737
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 316
• Redattore: Kelly Richard