The Water-Babies

The Water-Babies

The Water-Babies"The writing of the book was the outcome of a gentle reminder, at breakfast one spring...
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Author: Kingsley, Charles,1819-1875
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Language: English
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The Water-Babies

The Water-Babies

CHF 12.33 CHF 6.16

The Water-Babies

CHF 12.33 CHF 6.16
Author: Kingsley, Charles,1819-1875
Format: eBook
Language: English

The Water-Babies

"The writing of the book was the outcome of a gentle reminder, at breakfast one spring morning, of an old promise, to the effect that as the three elder children had their bookThe Heroesthe baby, my youngest brother, then four years old, 'must have his.' My father made no answer, 'but got up at once and went to his study, locking the door,' and in an hour came back with the first chapter of The Water-Babies in his hand. At this pace and with the same ease the whole book was composed.... "A visit in 1858 to Mr. W. E. Forster in Wharfedale, and to Mr. Morrison at Malham, gave him the local setting of the beautiful opening chapters. For the grandeur of the scenery of Godale Scar and Malham Cove had made a profound impression on his mind, as did the beauty of the Wharfe below Denton Park. "Places he had seen, and many more he had read and dreamed of in his father's fine library of voyages and travels, fairies and men of science, fads and foibles, education true and false, Pandora's box and sanitary sciencea matter always dear to his heartthe ways of beasts and birds, fishes and insects, of plant and tree and rock, of river and tide, are all interwoven here with the deepest truths of life and living, of morals and religion. So that while the book enchants the child, it gives the wise man food for thought.... ......Buy Now (To Read More)

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Ebook Number: 36309
Author: Kingsley, Charles
Release Date: Jun 3, 2011
Format: eBook
Language: English

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Illustrator: Smith, Jessie Willcox, 1863-1935

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