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The beloved Victorian children's tale now available in its original unabridged edition Instantly popular upon its initial publication in 1863, The Water Babies is at once a bewitching childhood fantasy and a skillfully woven moral allegory. Tom, a young chimney sweep, escapes his horrendous job and his cruel boss, Grimes, when fairies plunge him into a fantastical world under the sea. As he meets and befriends his fellow water babies, as well as all sorts of sea creatures, he begins to learn some valuable lessons. Much in demand by scholars, this authoritative new edition featuring the Victorian illustrations from early editions will charm children and adults alike. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
Kingsley, Charles
CHARLES KINGSLEY nasceu em 1819, em Devon, na Inglaterra. Estudou na Univer¬sidade de Cambridge e, além de escritor, foi também pastor anglicano e capelão da rainha Vitória. Em 1860 foi nomeado professor de História Moderna na Univer¬sidade de Cambridge. Em 1869, desistiu do magistério e, de 1870 a 1873, foi cônego da catedral de Chester. Lá, fundou a Socie-dade de Ciências Naturais, Literatura e Artes de Chester, que teve grande impor¬tância na criação do Grosvenor Museum. Kingsley morreu em 1875. |
| ISBN | 9780143105091 |
| Autor(a) | Kingsley, Charles |
| Editora | Penguin Classics |
| Ano de edição | 2008 |
| Páginas | 224 |
| Acabamento | Brochura |
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