"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. . . .""

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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.

Cronus the Titan was lots of things: he was huge, powerful and the ruler of the cosmos. He was also very mean. Cronus would do anything to protect his throne, but one day his wife Rhea plays a trick on him which will lead to the biggest battle the universe had ever seen, and a betrayal from Cronus own son: Zeus, king of the Olympians. Find out just how far Zeus will go to defeat his own father in this epic tale of one-eyed beasts, many armed monsters, and lots and lots of lightning bolts.

Originally printed in 1911. This book contains a collection of 56 of Grimm's fairy tales illustrated in colour by the English Illustrator, Charles Folkard. Pook Press celebrates the great Golden Age of Illustration in children's literature. Many of the earliest children's books, particularly those dating back to the 1850s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. Pook Press are working to republish these classic works in high quality, colour editions, using the original text and artwork so these works can delight another generation of children.