The Water-Babies
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ePUB
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Nein
Family Sharing
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Text-to-Speech
Ja
Altersempfehlung
8 - 12 Jahr(e)
Erscheinungsdatum
01.10.2000
Verlag
The EditoriumSeitenzahl
55 (Printausgabe)
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1187 KB
Auflage
1. Auflage
Sprache
Englisch
EAN
9781434108074
Uneducated and regularly mistreated by his master, his filth only matched by his moral and spiritual baseness, Tom is a typical Victorian chimney sweep. While on a special job at a noble's estate, prejudice pins a crime on him and he flees in fear of retaliation. The chase eventually takes him to a stream in which he bathes for the first time and, doing so, finds himself reborn as a water-baby. Now a denizen of the fairy world, so close yet so alien to ours, Tom begins a journey of moral and spiritual growth. Through the teachings of the fairies, he is made aware of the consequences of his own cruelty and ignorance, for which he learns to own up to, and ultimately understands the importance of doing as he would be done by.
This is the premise of The Water-Babies, a children's book written by Charles Kingsley in 1863. As a man of the cloth who wrote children's fiction with a taste for science, Kingsley bears similarities to Lewis Carroll, whose Alice's Adventures in Wonderland would be published two years after The Water-Babies. But while Carroll eschewed didacticism, Kingsley embraced it.
Kingsley had a clear moral purpose in writing his book. Like many of his contemporaries, he believed in the importance of providing children with a moral education. In particular, Kingsley clashed with the American author Samuel Goodrich, who was contemptuous of fantasy and insisted that children be given only facts. Kingsley, in opposition, held that children need a balanced manner of apprehension: limiting them to mere facts would not automatically provide them with the insight and critical thinking needed to produce anything useful. Fantasy adds an element of wonder to education, allowing children to engage and play with ideas.
Perfect for readers who love timeless fairy tales with deeper meaning, this enchanting Victorian classic weaves together adventure, magic, and profound moral lessons in a way that captivates both children and adults. Kingsley's imaginative underwater world and Tom's transformative journey from despair to redemption make this an unforgettable tale that has inspired generations of readers.
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