Tom is a little chimney-sweep in a northern town who cannot read, never washes and has never been taught a prayer. After a disastrous job at a great house he runs away, falls into a river and is changed into a water-baby, beginning a long underwater education with Mrs. Bedonebyasyoudid, Mrs. Doasyouwouldbedoneby and a host of strange creatures.
A Victorian fantasy full of satire on science and society; some of that satire carries the prejudices of 1863. Download the free EPUB.