The Water Babies Charles Kingsley

Name: The Water Babies By Charles Kingsley
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The Water Babies by Charles Kingsley

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Summary

The Water-Babies, A Fairy Tale for a Land Baby is a children's novel by the Reverend Charles Kingsley. Written in 1862-1863 as a serial for Macmillan's Magazine, it was first published in its entirety in 1863. The book was extremely popular during its day, and was a mainstay of children's literature through the 1920s.

The Water Babies Summary

The Water Babies: A Fairy Tale for a Land-Baby by Charles Kingsley

About Charles Kingsley

Charles Kingsley (1819 - 1875) led quite a wild life at university but, in 1842, he followed in his father's footsteps and was ordained as a priest. He was a Christian Socialist and spent his life campaigning for such things as better education for girls, and improving the living conditions of the working class. Victorian society was very inflexible and Kingsley was soon branded as a radical. His patriotic attitude to the Crimean War (1854 - 6), made him acceptable again and he became Chaplain to Queen Victoria. Later, royal influence led to his appointment as a Professor of History at Cambridge University. During his 'out of favour' years he was a devoted priest in Hampshire and put his beliefs into practice. His work as a parish priest and his lecture tours as a Christian Socialist, always came first, leaving his writing to take second place.

Additional information

Sku

GOR002668271

ISBN 13

9780143105091

ISBN 10

0143105094

Title

The Water Babies: A Fairy Tale for a Land-Baby by Charles Kingsley

Author

Charles Kingsley

Condition

Used - Very Good

Binding type

Paperback

Publisher

Penguin Books Ltd

Year published

20080828

Number of pages

224

Prizes

N/A

Cover note

Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.

Note

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