The Water-Babies
by Charles Kingsley
275 pages~5 hrs
“From the soot of the chimney to the wonder of the waves, a new life awaits beneath the surface.”
After escaping a life of soot and misery, a young chimney sweep is transformed into a tiny inhabitant of a breathtaking underwater kingdom. Follow his magical odyssey through a world of water-sprites and moral discovery where even the smallest creature can find a grand purpose.
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