KINGSLEY, Charles.
The Water-Babies: A Fairy Tale for a Land-Baby.
London and Cambridge: Macmillan and Co. , 1863.
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First Edition of Charles Kingsley's The Water-Babies
First edition of this Victorian moral fantasy. Octavo, bound in three-quarter Turkey morocco over marbled boards by Tout & Sons with gilt titles and floral tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, top edge gilt, marbled endpapers, with two illustrations by J. Noel Paton. In near fine condition, bookplate to the front pastedown.
The Water-Babies: A Fairy Tale for a Land-Baby (1863) is Charles Kingsley’s imaginative and morally charged fantasy about Tom, a mistreated chimney sweep who escapes his cruel master only to tumble into a river and awaken as a tiny “water-baby.” Beneath the surface, Tom enters a vibrant underwater world filled with strange creatures, talking animals, and formidable fairy figures who challenge him to confront his past behavior and grow into a kinder, braver version of himself. Blending adventure, humor, and pointed social commentary, the novel moves from dark realism to playful fantasy while quietly addressing child labor, cleanliness, personal responsibility, and even Victorian scientific debates.
The Water-Babies: A Fairy Tale for a Land-Baby.
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