Iva: The Water-Babies

Lazarova,Iva

Title:The Water-Babies
Author:Charles Kingsley
Copyright Date:1862-1863
Genre: Novel/Children's Novel
Number of pages:210

The novel is a story about ten year old Tom,a young chimney sweep,who falls into a river after being chased out of Ellie's house,which is owned by her upper-class family.There he finds his death,but is transformed into a "water-baby" by the Queen of the Fairies and begin his new moral education.
Tom starts his series,lessons and expectations,and enjoys the world of the water babies because it's free abd full of happiness.However,there are major spiritual leaders in his new world,called with little strange names-Mrs.Doasyouwouldbedoneby and Mrs.Bedonebyasyoudid.Once a week,Tom is allowed the company of Ellie,who had fallen in the river after he did during his chase.
In his final adventure,Tom travels to the end of the world to attempt to help his old master,Grimes.The old man drowns in the river as well and Tom helps him to fins repetance,and if grimes successfully performs his final,he will be forgiven and given a second chance.By proving his willingness to do things he doesn't like or doesn't want to do,Tom earns himself returning to human form.He then becomes a man of science-in love with engineering,railways and electric telegraphs.

The book is very relaxing and easy to read.While reading you'll be amused by the sweet characters and the adventures they have.I recommend it because the book is really good,interesting and also not hard to understand;although it's majorly for children.