Publisher's Synopsis
 
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 during its day, and was a mainstay of children's literature through the 1920s.
 
Macmillan & Co. Ltd.; 1925. Paperback. vi, 144 pp. Illustrated by Linley Sambourne. Abridged for use in schools. Pages are browned and this item is fairly fragile. Rare to find item. Spine has a portion missing, paper covers are curled to edges. Preowned. No ISBN.