{"product_id":"charles-kingsleys-the-water-babies-oxford-c1941","title":"Charles Kingsley's The Water Babies - Oxford, c1941","description":"\u003cbr\u003eTitle: The Water-Babies\u003cbr\u003eAuthor: Charles Kingsley\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Oxford University Press\u003cbr\u003ePublication Date: Undated\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Hardback\u003cbr\u003eCondition: This book is in good condition for its age with worn and marked boards, loose illustration, endpaper illustration.\u003c!-- split --\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch2\u003eReader's note\u003c\/h2\u003eA vintage edition of Charles Kingsley's The Water-Babies. Tom, a poor orphan, is employed by the villainous chimney-sweep, Grimes, to climb up inside flues to clear away the soot. While engaged in this dreadful task, he loses his way and emerges in the bedroom of Ellie, the young daughter of the house who mistakes him for a thief. He runs away, and, hot and bothered, he slips into a cooling stream, falls fast asleep, and becomes a water baby. Read on in this edition with beautiful colour illustrations - the perfect gift! A gem among a bounty of stunning vintage books and classic novels on our online used bookstore!","brand":"Country House Library","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56333763903867,"sku":"10877516","price":8.81,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2458\/8207\/files\/orig_522288_jpg.jpg?v=1783953465","url":"https:\/\/countryhouselibrary.co.uk\/products\/charles-kingsleys-the-water-babies-oxford-c1941","provider":"Country House Library ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}