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The Water-Babies ([New] edition)

Part of the Macmillan Children's Books Paperback Classics series
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When Tom, a young chimney sweep, falls into a river and drowns, he is transformed from a twelve-year-old boy who has known nothing but brutality and poverty into a 'water-baby'.

In an underwater world surrounded by fairies, insects and water nymphs, he soon discovers a new life of adventure and excitement. Part of the Macmillan Collector's Library; a series of stunning, clothbound, pocket-sized classics with gold foiled edges and ribbon markers.

These beautiful books make perfect gifts or a treat for any book lover.

This edition features glorious inside illustrations by Mabel Lucie Attwell.

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Product Details
Macmillan Children's Books
1509869964 / 9781509869961
Paperback / softback
823.8
20/09/2018
United Kingdom
English
231 pages : illustrations (black and white)
20 cm
Children's (6-12) Learn More
Reprint. This edition originally published: London: Raphael Tuck & Sons Ltd, 1915.