The Water Child is a classic of children's literature by Charles Kingsley, a British writer in the19th century. The author vividly tells a beautiful story about how Tom, a chimney sweeper, became a water boy, traveled around the world, experienced various adventures, overcame his personality defects, and finally grew up under the influence, education and guidance of the fairy.
Charles Kingsley (18 19-1875) was a famous British writer in the 9th century. He works hard, has compassion and a sense of justice, often criticizes the shortcomings of the times, and writes vigorously. He has written six or seven novels such as Yeast and alton Locke, the drama The Tragedy of the Saints, several works about history, society and environmental health, and a large number of poems. He is a historian, naturalist, sociologist and so on. 1856, Kingsley published "English-Victorian Stories" to tell Greek myths for children. Later, he was invited back to Cambridge University to teach history. During this period, in order to oppose the heavy labor of hiring child laborers to clean chimneys and abandon the preaching tradition of children's literature, he published his masterpiece "Children in the Water". As soon as this book was published, it was warmly welcomed by readers.