Project Gutenberg 2018-08-12 Public domain in the USA. 40 Reid, Forrest 1875 1947 17000493 The Garden God: A Tale of Two Boys Reading ease score: 79.5 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Donald Cummings and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Google Books project.) "The Garden God: A Tale of Two Boys" by Forrest Reid is a novel written in the early 20th century. It explores themes of innocence, friendship, and intellectual awakening through the lives of two boys, Graham Iddesleigh and Harold Brocklehurst, as they navigate the complexities of youth and love against the backdrop of their idyllic surroundings. The story offers a rich tapestry of emotional and philosophical musings as the characters develop deep connections with each other and reflect on their lives. The opening of the novel introduces Graham Iddesleigh, who is in correspondence with a friend, hinting at a life of introspection and reminiscence shaped by his unconventional upbringing and philosophical studies with his father. As he reflects on his past, memories of his childhood and the influence of a dream-like garden ambiance shape his consciousness. The narrative sets the stage for Graham's entrance into a more social world when he goes to school, where he meets Harold, a boy who remarkably resembles his childhood vision and plays a significant role in awakening Graham’s passions and ambitions. This initial glimpse foreshadows a profound exploration of their friendship and the struggles they will face as they confront societal expectations and their inner desires. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Psychological fiction Platonic love -- Fiction Teenage boys -- England -- Fiction Schoolboys -- England -- Fiction PR Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Psychiatry/Psychology Browsing: Fiction 146307 146290 2024-09-24T04:24:28.840535 2023-09-25T03:53:18.435759 text/html text/html 145691 2018-08-11T19:28:24 text/html; charset=utf-8 182126 2018-08-11T19:28:26 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 216057 2024-09-24T04:24:32.721357 application/epub+zip 214767 2024-09-24T04:24:29.728387 application/epub+zip 137709 2024-09-24T04:24:29.322394 application/epub+zip 262337 2024-09-24T04:24:35.034368 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 175749 2024-09-24T04:24:32.293360 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 165567 2022-09-26T05:25:55.565034 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 126123 125916 2024-09-24T04:24:28.454359 2023-09-25T03:53:18.069752 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 126315 2018-08-11T19:28:20 text/plain; charset=utf-8 47697 2018-08-11T19:28:26 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 19446 2024-09-24T04:24:35.166320 application/rdf+xml 13870 2024-09-24T04:24:29.397373 image/jpeg 2870 2024-09-24T04:24:29.359390 image/jpeg 185029 2024-09-24T04:24:28.877363 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