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Available
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Publication
Dover Publications (2005), Paperback, 144 pages
Description
The adventures of five brothers and sisters growing up in rural England in the late nineteenth century.
User reviews
LibraryThing member unclebob53703
Early edition with wonderful silhouettes and illustrations by Ernest Shepard.
LibraryThing member ReneePaule
A lovely blend of the reminiscences of Kenneth Grahame's own childhood experiences, fantasy, metaphor and ancient Greek Legends. I particularly enjoyed reading the chapter 'A white-washed Uncle'.
LibraryThing member comfypants
Various episodes in the lives of five children.
2.5/4 (Okay).
I'm glad I read the second book (Dream Days) first; it's much better than this one, and I might not have enjoyed it as much if the joke of the writing style was already old from reading this book. Nothing here is memorable the way the best
2.5/4 (Okay).
I'm glad I read the second book (Dream Days) first; it's much better than this one, and I might not have enjoyed it as much if the joke of the writing style was already old from reading this book. Nothing here is memorable the way the best
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LibraryThing member Andy_Dingley
This is a very strange book, but it grew on me and in the end it felt quite charming.
It appears as a typical Edwardian children's book, with small illustrations in each chapter head (Lois Lenski in my edition) and a few tipped-in coloured plates. But reading it soon shows a strange divergence: the
If anything, this reminded me of the Just William stories. But don't tell Martin Jarvis.
It appears as a typical Edwardian children's book, with small illustrations in each chapter head (Lois Lenski in my edition) and a few tipped-in coloured plates. But reading it soon shows a strange divergence: the
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grammar and vocabulary is much more adult. Even for an era in which children could be expected to know, and quote in play, the characters of the Argosy this is unusual. It's soon revealed as an adult biography instead, looking back to childhood but written in a contemporary first person narrative.If anything, this reminded me of the Just William stories. But don't tell Martin Jarvis.
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Subjects
Original publication date
1895
Physical description
144 p.; 8.46 inches
ISBN
0486443655 / 9780486443652
Local notes
Based in part on his own Victorian childhood, Grahame's collection of short stories centers on a group of children, revealing through their adventures how children's and adults' perceptions of the world differ.
Contents:
Prologue: The Olympians
A Holiday
A White-Washed Uncle
Alarums and Excursions
The Finding of the Princess
Sawdust and Sin
"Young Adam Cupid"
The Burglars
A Harvesting
Snowbound
What They Talked About
The Argonauts
The Roman Road
The Secret Drawer
"Exit Tyrannus"
The Blue Room
A Falling Out
"Lusisti Satis"
Republication of the New York and London, 1904 edition. 19 plates of illustrations; 12 line drawings.
Contents:
Prologue: The Olympians
A Holiday
A White-Washed Uncle
Alarums and Excursions
The Finding of the Princess
Sawdust and Sin
"Young Adam Cupid"
The Burglars
A Harvesting
Snowbound
What They Talked About
The Argonauts
The Roman Road
The Secret Drawer
"Exit Tyrannus"
The Blue Room
A Falling Out
"Lusisti Satis"
Republication of the New York and London, 1904 edition. 19 plates of illustrations; 12 line drawings.