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The water-babies
by Charles Kingsley
First Published
2009
Subjects
Chimney sweeps
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Fiction in English
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Fairy tales
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Fairies, fiction
Adventure and adventurers, fiction
Fantasy
Painting
Private collections
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Kings and rulers
Juvenile fiction
Fairies
Marine animals
British and irish fiction (fictional works by one author)
Fiction, general
Contes de fées
Emotions, fiction
Description
The story follows Tom in his land-life as a climbing boy for a chimney-sweep and in his after-life as a water-baby, where he gains redemption from selfishness as well as from drudgery. On to his fantasy Kingsley grafts a series of digressions and comic asides, through which he comments on a range of contemporary issues.