"The thing whirred up into the air, and hung poised on its wings, . . . a dragon fly, . . . the king of all the flies."—[P. 74] (Frontispiece)

THE WATER-BABIES

A Fairy Tale for a Land-Baby

BY

CHARLES KINGSLEY

WITH ILLUSTRATIONS IN COLOUR BY
WARWICK GOBLE
MACMILLAN AND CO., LIMITED
ST. MARTIN'S STREET, LONDON
1922