Dream Days 1898 is a collection of childrens stories by Kenneth Grahame. It was published as a sequel to The Golden Age 1895 a collection of semiautobiographical stories reflecting on the nature of childhood and the strange distant lives of adults. Although less popular than The Wind in the Willows 1908 which would go on to become not only a defining work of Edwardian English literature but one of the most popular works of childrens fiction in the world Dream Days features The Reluctant Dragon one of Grahames most enduring short works of fiction.Carrying on the themes and concerns of The Golden Age the author reflects on his youth among elders who exemplified Victorian values of stoicism and quiet decency. In these stories of innocence and experience he recalls the games they played the places they discovered and the legends they made of the normal the boring and the everyday wonders of an old world seen through young eyes. The Reluctant Dragon the centerpiece of Dream Days is a story about a young boy who discovers a wise poetryloving dragon while exploring the Berkshire Downs near his home in Oxfordshire. Against all appearances the two sensitive souls become fast friends. When the townspeople discover the dragon however they send for the legendary St. George to slay the creature they see as a threat. Faced with the loss of his only friend in the world the young boy must convince St. George to not only spare the dragons life but to convince the townspeople of his kind and gentle nature. Dream Days is a collection of stories for children which finds room for fantasy and adventure in the smallest of places and kindness in the largest of hearts.Since our inception in 2020 Mint Editions has kept sustainability and innovation at the forefront of our mission. Each and every Mint Edition title gets a fresh professionally typeset manuscript and a dazzling new cover all while maintaining the integrity of the original book. With thousands of titles in our collection we aim