Project Gutenberg 2010-05-23 Public domain in the USA. 125 Grahame, Kenneth 1859 1932 Parrish, Maxfield 1870 1966 The Golden Age Project Gutenberg has several editions of this eBook: #53250 (Fine color illustrations) #32501 (Fine sepia illustrations) #291 (No illustrations) Sequel: Dream Days, #35187. Produced by Suzanne Shell, Emmy and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries) "The Golden Age" by Kenneth Grahame is a novel written in the late 19th century. It captures the nostalgic reflections of childhood, exploring themes of imagination, innocence, and the contrasting perspective of adults through the eyes of children. The narrative primarily follows a group of young children, allowing readers to relive the adventures and fantasies that define their playtime and interactions. At the start of the story, the narrator reflects on the adults, whom they refer to as "Olympians," portraying them as oblivious to the wonders of childhood. This sets the stage for a series of vignettes capturing moments of fun, mischief, and philosophical musings among the children. The opening chapters establish the children's camaraderie, their adventures in nature, and their encounters with various whimsical thoughts, culminating in a poignant reminder of the fleeting nature of childhood and the inevitable passage into adulthood. As they navigate their imaginative games—whether battling foes, discovering hidden treasures, or embarking on imaginary quests—their unfettered joy shines through, inviting readers to embrace the beauty of innocence and exploration. (This is an automatically generated summary.) http://www.gutenberg.org/files/32501/32501-h/images/cover.jpg en England -- Fiction Bildungsromans Pastoral fiction Siblings -- Fiction Country life -- Fiction PR Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 281364 281379 2024-09-14T03:30:25.460954 2023-09-14T08:31:56.607841 text/html text/html 279892 2021-01-06T15:38:59 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 1715025 2021-01-06T15:38:59 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1750642 2024-09-14T03:30:30.817981 application/epub+zip 1753898 2024-09-14T03:30:26.520966 application/epub+zip 172740 2024-09-14T03:30:25.932968 application/epub+zip 2009642 2024-09-14T03:30:34.459979 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1970789 2024-09-14T03:30:30.194939 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 232556 2022-09-15T04:59:01.941792 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 241880 2024-09-14T03:30:24.814981 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 241748 2021-01-06T15:38:59 text/plain; charset=utf-8 99063 2021-01-06T15:38:59 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 241724 2021-01-06T15:38:59 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 98959 2021-01-06T15:38:59 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 241723 2021-01-06T15:38:59 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 98901 2021-01-06T15:38:59 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 23627 2024-09-14T03:30:34.613917 application/rdf+xml 27291 2024-09-14T03:30:26.019986 image/jpeg 4082 2024-09-14T03:30:25.975985 image/jpeg 1714555 2024-09-14T03:30:25.562980 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia