{"product_id":"charles-kingsleys-the-water-babies-raphael-tuck-c1929","title":"Charles Kingsley's The Water Babies - Raphael Tuck, c.1929","description":"\u003cbr\u003eTitle: The Water Babies\u003cbr\u003eAuthor: Charles Kingsley\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Raphael Tuck\u003cbr\u003ePublication Date: Undated, c.1929\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Hardcover\u003cbr\u003eCondition: This book is in fair condition for its age with board wear and markings, endpaper inscription, loose frontispiece with rip and tape, tanned pages with age spotting.\u003c!-- split --\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch2\u003eReader's note\u003c\/h2\u003eThe tone of whimsy and humour in this book is best described by the following which occurs when main character Tom runs his head against a wall...Now running your head against a wall is not pleasant, especially if it is a loose wall, with the stones all set on edge, and a sharp cornered one hits you between the eyes and makes you see all manner of beautiful stars.  The stars are very beautiful, certainly; but unfortunately they go in the twenty-thousandth part of a split second, and the pain which comes after them does not...although it has inspired contraversy, The Water Babies is still a classic story and this rare edition is simply filled with endearing illustrations and artwork.","brand":"Country House Library","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55722992533883,"sku":"10561890","price":24.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2458\/8207\/files\/orig_490007_jpg.jpg?v=1757082182","url":"https:\/\/countryhouselibrary.co.uk\/products\/charles-kingsleys-the-water-babies-raphael-tuck-c1929","provider":"Country House Library ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}