The Golden Age
by Kenneth Grahame (1859–1932)
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- 2 hours to read
- 22 chapters
- Reading level: 8th & 9th grade
"The Golden Age" by Kenneth Grahame is a collection of childhood reminiscences first published in 1895. The book captures a child's-eye view of a world divided between young and old, where adults are distant "Olympians" and children wage perpetual warfare against those who have forgotten what it means to be young. Drawing on Greek mythology and culture, Grahame's stories explore the imagination, adventures, and misunderstandings of childhood. Widely praised upon release, it became a classic that influenced later writers like J.M. Barrie.
- England
- Bildungsromans
- Pastoral fiction
- Siblings
- Country life
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Page
'Onto the garden wall, which led in
its turn to the roof of an out-house' Frontispiece
'For them the orchard (a place elf-haunted,
wonderful!) simply' Facing 6
'Out into the brimming sun-bathed world I
sped' " 14
'Once more were damsels rescued, dragons
disembowelled, and giants' " 42
'Lulled by the trickle of water, I slipped
into dreamland' " 62
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This free edition of The Golden Age by Kenneth Grahame comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #32501, released 2010-05-23. It is in the public domain in the United States, so you can read it here in full at no cost, on any phone, tablet or computer. Genre: Children & Young Adult Reading, Novels, British Literature.
Other editions: eBook #291 (most read), eBook #53250.
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