Dream Days (1898) is a collection of children's stories by Kenneth
Grahame. It was published as a sequel to The Golden Age (1895), a
collection of semi-autobiographical stories reflecting on the
nature of childhood and the strange, distant lives of adults.
Although less popular than The Wind in the Willows (1908), which
would go on to become not only a defining work of Edwardian English
literature, but one of the most popular works of children's fiction
in the world, Dream Days features "The Reluctant Dragon," one of
Grahame's most enduring short works of fiction. Carrying on the
themes and concerns of The Golden Age, the author reflects on his
youth among elders who exemplified Victorian values of stoicism and
quiet decency. In these stories of innocence and experience, he
recalls the games they played, the places they discovered, and the
legends they made of the normal, the boring, and the everyday
wonders of an old world seen through young eyes. "The Reluctant
Dragon," the centerpiece of Dream Days, is a story about a young
boy who discovers a wise, poetry-loving dragon while exploring the
Berkshire Downs near his home in Oxfordshire. Against all
appearances, the two sensitive souls become fast friends. When the
townspeople discover the dragon, however, they send for the
legendary St. George to slay the creature they see as a threat.
Faced with the loss of his only friend in the world, the young boy
must convince St. George to not only spare the dragon's life, but
to convince the townspeople of his kind and gentle nature. Dream
Days is a collection of stories for children which finds room for
fantasy and adventure in the smallest of places, and kindness in
the largest of hearts. With a beautifully designed cover and
professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of Kenneth
Grahame's Dream Days is a classic work of British literature
reimagined for modern readers.
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