The water-babies: a fairy tale for a land-baby
a fairy tale for a land baby
- First published:
- 19th century
- Language: English
- Content type: FictionJuvenile
Once upon a time there was a little chimney-sweep, and his name was Tom. ONCE upon a time there was a little chimney-sweep, and his was Tom.
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Included because retained bibliographic metadata links this work to Legendary beings and transformations.
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Editions
Open Library reports 213 editions; 1 cataloged here.
| Edition | Date | Publisher | Language | ISBN | Access | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
The water-babies | 1878 | Macmillan | English | — | Public |
Subjects
- Fiction
- Juvenile fiction
- Children's fiction
- Fantasy
- Fairies
- England
- Fiction, general
- Fairy tales
- Conduct of life
- Children's stories
- Adventure and adventurers, fiction
- Christian life
- Children
- Kings and rulers
- Fairies, fiction
- Fiction in English
- American Fantasy fiction
- Painting
- Open Library Staff Picks
- Evolution
- British and irish fiction (fictional works by one author)
- Child abuse
- Children's literature
- Marine animals
- Children's
- Emotions, fiction
- Private collections
- Contes de fées
- Animal welfare
- Art collections
- Royal houses
- Chimney sweeps
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Cataloging notes
- Open Library reports 213 editions; this snapshot catalogs one representative edition and preserves work-level ISBN, date, and publisher aggregates.
- Catalog id
- openlibrary-work:OL1130038W
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