Water-Babies

According to Wikipedia: "e;The Water-Babies, A Fairy Tale for a Land Baby is a children's novel by the Reverend Charles Kingsley.

Written in 1862-1863 as a serial for Macmillan's Magazine, it was first published in its entirety in 1863.

The book was extremely popular in England during its day, and was a mainstay of British children's literature for many decades."e;