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The Water Babies

Charles Kingsley

Publisher: The Gresham Library

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Summary

Tom, a mistreated young chimney sweep finds himself transported into a fantastic underwater world where he becomes a water baby. A vivid and exciting story that created serious issues about children's working hours in Victorian Britain.
Available since: 06/30/2015.
Print length: 160 pages.

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