The Dragon MEGAPACK ®. Kenneth Grahame

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Dragons have thrilled the imagination since the days of ancient Greece and Rome. From heroes like Hercules to King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table, from Frodo in The Hobbit to St. George, generations of heroes – real and fictional – have sought to slay the Great Worms and plunder their treasure troves. This volume collects 25 modern and classic works about dragons (plus a bonus short poem), from Beowulf to the Brothers Grimm, from Lewis Carroll's «Jabberwocky» to modern tales great new writers like Michael Kurland and Gary Lovisi. Included are: <P> SYMPATHY FOR DRAGONS, by John Gregory Betancourt<BR> THE FOUR CLEVER BROTHERS, by The Brothers Grimm<BR> THE FIFTY-FIRST DRAGON, by Heywood Broun<BR> THE SLAYING OF THE MONSTER, by R. H. Barlow and H. P. Lovecraft<BR> THE KING OF THE FISHES, by Joseph Jacobs<BR> THE STUDENT WHO WAS FORCIBLY MADE KING, by Anonymous<BR> OF MICE & DRAGONS, by Gary Lovisi<BR> THE DRAGON OF THE NORTH, by Andrew Lang<BR> THE RELUCTANT DRAGON, by Kenneth Grahame<BR> JOHN THE TRUE, by Joseph Jacobs<BR> VERNAN'S DRAGON, by John Gregory Betancourt<BR> HOW THE DRAGON WAS TRICKED, by J. G. von Hahn<BR> LILY AND THE LION, by the Brothers Grimm<BR> LILY AND THE DRAGON, by Michael Kurland<BR> THE PRINCE AND THE DRAGON, by Andrew Lang<BR> WHY THE RED DRAGON IS THE EMBLEM OF WALES, by W. Jenkyn Thomas<BR> JABBERWOCKY, by Lewis Carroll<BR> THE DRAGON'S TEETH, by Nathaniel Hawthorne<BR> THE DRAGON OF WANTLEY, by Henry Carey<BR> THE LAST OF THE DRAGONS, by E. Nesbit<BR> THE DRAGON OF LA TRINITA, by Mary Lovett Cameron<BR> THE LITTLE BULL-CALF, by Andrew Lang<BR> RICH PETER THE PEDLAR, by George Webbe Dasent<BR> THE TWO BROTHERS, by The Brothers Grimm<BR> THE MANDELBROT DRAGON, by Mary A. Turzillo<BR> THE TALE OF BEOWULF, by Anonymous (translated by William Morris) <P> And don't forget to search this ebook store for «Wildside Megapack» to see more great collections, ranging from fantasy and science fiction to mysteries, westerns, adventure stories, and more! (View them by publication date to see the most recent additions.)