{"product_id":"9781909621404","title":"The Water-Babies : A Fairy Tale for a Land-Baby","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Charles Kingsley\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eClassic fiction (pre c 1945)\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 14 July 2016 by PAN MACMILLAN (Macmillan Collector's Library) in the United Kingdom as part of 'the Macmillan Collector's Library' series.\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003ch4\u003eHardback | 296 pages\u003cbr\u003e104 x 157 x 19mm | 172g\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003chr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter being chased from the home of an upper-class young girl called Ellie, chimney-sweep Tom falls asleep and tumbles into a river. There he is transformed into a 'water-baby' and his adventures truly begin. Beneath the surface, he enters a magical world full of strange and wonderful creatures, where he must prove his moral worth in order to earn what he truly desires.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne of the most unusual children's books ever written, The Water-Babies, subtitled 'A Fairy Tale for a Land-Baby', was originally intended as a satire in support of Charles Darwin's On the Origin of Species, and explores many of the issues at the forefront of biologists' minds at the time. First published as a complete novel in 1863, Charles Kingsley's classic tale also explores ideas about religion, the Victorian education system and the working conditions of children and the poor.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith glorious black and white illustrations by W. Heath Robinson and an introduction by author and journalist Christina Hardyment.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDesigned to appeal to the book lover, the Macmillan Collector's Library is a series of beautiful gift editions of much loved classic titles. Macmillan Collector's Library are books to love and treasure.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Charles Kingsley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57391227535685,"sku":"9781909621404","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0994\/3721\/6069\/files\/9781909621404.jpg?v=1773517875","url":"https:\/\/stripyduckbookshopcafe.co.uk\/products\/9781909621404","provider":"The Stripy Duck Bookshop Café","version":"1.0","type":"link"}