The Water-Babies is an extraordinary children's book that combines fantasy, satire, social comment, and evolutionary theory to create a fairy tale like no other. This attractive new edition reprints the original complete text and illustrations with a...
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The Water-Babies is an extraordinary children's book that combines fantasy, satire, social comment, and evolutionary theory to create a fairy tale like no other. This attractive new edition reprints the original complete text and illustrations with a lively introduction and notes that reveal the full richness of Kingsley's exuberant story. Cover -- Contents -- Introduction -- Note on the Text -- Select Bibliography -- A Chronology of Charles Kingsley -- THE WATER-BABIES -- Appendix I: Textual Variants -- Appendix II: 'The Wonders of the Shore' -- Explanatory Notes.
