| The Golden Age by Kenneth Grahame, Fiction, Fairy Tales & Folklore, Animals - Dragons, Unicorns & Mythical Contributor(s): Grahame, Kenneth (Author) |
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ISBN: 1603129669 ISBN-13: 9781603129664 Publisher: Aegypan OUR PRICE: $25.16 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: January 2007 Annotation: "The question of lions came up, but Charlotte wanted none of it. "No, thank you," she said, firmly; "you'll be chained up till I'm quite close to you, and then you'll be loose, and you'll tear me in pieces. "I "know your lions!"" ""No, I won't; I swear I won't," protested Edward. "I'll be quite a new lion this time, -- something you can't even imagine. . . ."" * Imagine "The Wind in the Willows" with real children in place of Kenneth Grahame's storybook animals, and you'll get a picture of this book, Grahame's "The Golden Age" (1895). It is a story of children in late Victorian England -- a marvel that views the world in ways that would confound the adults around them. Grahame's elegant writing make "The Golden Age" a joy to read and reread. He had a wonderful knack for presenting the child's view of the world, and this book brings it to full flower. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Fairy Tales & Folklore - General - Juvenile Fiction | Action & Adventure - General - Juvenile Fiction | Animals - General |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Physical Information: 0.38" H x 6" W x 9" (0.66 lbs) 108 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The question of lions came up, but Charlotte wanted none of it. "No, thank you," she said, firmly; "you'll be chained up till I'm quite close to you, and then you'll be loose, and you'll tear me in pieces. I know your lions " "No, I won't; I swear I won't," protested Edward. "I'll be quite a new lion this time, -- something you can't even imagine. . . ." * Imagine The Wind in the Willows with real children in place of Kenneth Grahame's storybook animals, and you'll get a picture of this book, Grahame's The Golden Age (1895). It is a story of children in late Victorian England -- a marvel that views the world in ways that would confound the adults around them. Grahame's elegant writing make The Golden Age a joy to read and reread. He had a wonderful knack for presenting the child's view of the world, and this book brings it to full flower. |
Contributor Bio(s): Grahame, Kenneth: - "Kenneth Grahame (1859 - 1932) was a British writer, most famous for The Wind in the Willows (1908), one of the classics of children's literature. He also wrote The Reluctant Dragon; both books were later adapted into Disney films, which are The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad and The Reluctant Dragon." |