| The Reluctant Dragon Contributor(s): Grahame, Kenneth (Author) |
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ISBN: 1542710871 ISBN-13: 9781542710879 Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform OUR PRICE: $7.84 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Short Stories (single Author) - Fiction | Fantasy - Collections & Anthologies - Fiction | Classics |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Lexile Measure: 1010 |
| Physical Information: 0.06" H x 6" W x 9" (0.12 lbs) 30 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The story takes place in the Berkshire Downs in Oxfordshire (where the author lived and where, according to legend, St George did fight a dragon). It is Grahame's most famous short story. It is arguably better known than Dream Days itself or the related The Golden Age. It can be seen as a prototype to most modern stories in which the dragon is a sympathetic character rather than a threat. In Grahame's story, a young boy discovers an erudite, poetry-loving dragon living in the Downs above his home. The two become friends, but soon afterwards the dragon is discovered by the townsfolk, who send for St George to rid them of it. The boy introduces St George to the dragon, and the two decide that it would be better for them not to fight. |