The Water-Babies
The Water-Babies: A Fairy Tale for a Land-Baby (illustrated by Joseph Noel Paton), Macmillan & Co., London 1863 | |
| Author | Charles Kingsley |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | Satire |
| Published | London: Macmillan, 1863 |
| Publication place | England |
| Media type | Book |
The Water-Babies: A Fairy Tale for a Land-Baby is a children's novel by Charles Kingsley. Written in 1862–1863 as a serial for Macmillan's Magazine, it was first published in its entirety in 1863. It was written as part satire in support of Charles Darwin's On the Origin of Species. The book was extremely popular in the United Kingdom and was a mainstay of British children's literature for many decades. The book was selected by Julia Eccleshare as one of the 1001 Children's Books You Must Read Before You Grow Up (2009).