This is so fascinating! I love the description of it as a 'piece of grotesquery', very apt. Interesting to think about it as a forerunner to modern fantasy too.
Fascinating account of Kingsley’s fantasy! Glad to know about it. I still recall when someone asked me, in 2009, what I knew about Kingsley, and I had a one-word answer. Sigh. Thanks for sharing.
Great post. I am reading Water Babies with my class soon which I am looking forward to exploring as children often see things in a different way to adults.
This is so fascinating! I love the description of it as a 'piece of grotesquery', very apt. Interesting to think about it as a forerunner to modern fantasy too.
Fascinating account of Kingsley’s fantasy! Glad to know about it. I still recall when someone asked me, in 2009, what I knew about Kingsley, and I had a one-word answer. Sigh. Thanks for sharing.
Great post. I am reading Water Babies with my class soon which I am looking forward to exploring as children often see things in a different way to adults.
Treats! Thank you
Huxley always reads ahead of his time! Really enjoy the way you put this all together.
It’s very appreciated- considered and non-hysterical treatment of the Victorian forefathers.