Project Gutenberg 2004-03-01 Public domain in the USA. 837 Grahame, Kenneth 1859 1932 Pagan Papers Reading ease score: 61.3 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. The romance of the road -- The romance of the rail -- Non libri sed liberi -- Loafing -- Cheap knowledge -- The rural Pan -- Marginalia -- The eternal whither -- Deus terminus -- Of smoking -- An autumn encounter -- The white poppy -- A Bohemian in exile -- Justifiable homicide -- The fairy wicket -- Aboard the galley -- The lost centaur -- Orion William McClain Updated: 2022-12-26. "Pagan Papers" by Kenneth Grahame is a collection of essays likely written during the late 19th century. The essays explore various themes related to nature, travel, and human experience, often infused with a sense of nostalgia and romanticism. Grahame's reflective prose invites readers to consider the rich tapestry of life, from the charm of rural roads to the bittersweet memories of past journeys. At the start of the book, the opening essay, "The Romance of the Road," sets the tone for the collection by detailing the beauty and vitality of old country roads, which Grahame personifies as companions that lead travelers through both physical landscapes and personal reflections. He describes a typical journey along the Ridgeway in Berkshire, emphasizing how these paths connect to history and evoke emotions tied to rural English life. The narrative is characterized by vivid imagery, romantic ideals, and philosophical musings on the relationship between movement, memory, and the passage of time, suggesting that the journey itself is as significant as the destination. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Essays PR Text Browsing: Literature 146948 147084 2024-10-03T04:48:58.994930 2023-10-03T05:10:00.003624 text/html text/html 146807 2022-12-26T04:15:22 text/html 291235 2024-10-03T04:49:01.854937 application/epub+zip 291268 2024-10-03T04:48:59.529904 application/epub+zip 127073 2024-10-03T04:48:59.255925 application/epub+zip 336886 2024-10-03T04:49:03.942938 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 317710 2024-10-03T04:49:01.604939 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 186463 2022-09-03T06:52:05.742379 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 137329 137357 2024-10-03T04:48:58.804942 2023-10-03T05:09:59.825597 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 137103 2022-12-26T04:16:07 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19011 2024-10-03T04:49:04.066880 application/rdf+xml 22131 2024-10-03T04:48:59.344927 image/jpeg 2286 2024-10-03T04:48:59.299907 image/jpeg 58026 2022-12-26T04:16:34 application/octet-stream application/zip 427302 2022-12-26T04:16:51 application/octet-stream application/zip 427676 2024-10-03T04:48:59.014951 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