The summer of '28 was a vintage season for a growing boy. A summer of green apple trees, mowed lawns, and new sneakers. Of half-burnt firecrackers, of gathering dandelions, of Grandma's belly-busting dinner. It was a summer of sorrows and marvels and gold-fuzzed bees. A magical, timeless summer in the …
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The summer of '28 was a vintage season for a growing boy. A summer of green apple trees, mowed lawns, and new sneakers. Of half-burnt firecrackers, of gathering dandelions, of Grandma's belly-busting dinner. It was a summer of sorrows and marvels and gold-fuzzed bees. A magical, timeless summer in the life of a twelve-year-old boy named Douglas Spaulding—remembered forever by the incomparable Ray Bradbury.
Dandelion Wine is unique amongst the works of the popular author Ray Bradbury, in that it provides us with perhaps the clearest insight into the thoughts and feelings of the author. The book was published in 1957, perhaps over twenty years after the era which it is about, thus providing an inevitable theme of nostalgia throughout the book. The principal character, Douglas Spalding, and his brother Tom, encounter a series of adventures which are described in a crafted and distinguished manner to provide a philosophical tone throughout the book. The narrative is enriched by the experiences of individuals such as Leo Auffman, who attempts (unsuccessfully) to construct a 'Happiness machine'. Overall, the book provides a nostalgic sense of childhood and an understanding of the beauty of the world and all its features; in this way, it appears to be Bradbury himself reminiscing on his past. Douglas has similar traits to those Bradbury has later in life identified in himself, strengthening this interpretation.
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Dandelion Wine
Mass Market Paperback, 239 pages
English language
Published Aug. 9, 1981 by Bantam Books.
- ISBN:
- 978-0-553-20519-0Copied ISBN!
- OCLC Number:
- 10008817
Dandelion Wine (Earthlight)
Paperback, 239 pages
English language
Published July 17, 2000 by Simon & Schuster Ltd.
- ISBN:
- 978-0-671-03770-3Copied ISBN!
- OCLC Number:
- 43673237
Dandelion Wine
Hardcover, 239 pages
Published June 10, 1976 by Ballantine Books (T).
- ISBN:
- 978-0-553-11930-5Copied ISBN!
- OCLC Number:
- 2068845
Dandelion Wine
Audio Cassette, 200 pages
English language
Published Jan. 1, 2007 by Blackstone Audio Inc..
- ISBN:
- 978-0-7861-4714-4Copied ISBN!
- OCLC Number:
- 80749004
El Vino Del Estio/Dandelion Wine
Hardcover, 240 pages
Spanish language
Published March 10, 1986 by Minotauro.
- ISBN:
- 978-84-450-7057-4Copied ISBN!
- OCLC Number:
- 434247391
El Vino del Estio
Paperback, 240 pages
Spanish language
Published May 10, 1997 by Minotauro.
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- 978-84-450-7233-2Copied ISBN!
- OCLC Number:
- 49304506
Dandelion Wine
Hardcover, 334 pages
English language
Published Dec. 10, 1999 by G. K. Hall & Company.
- ISBN:
- 978-0-7838-8817-0Copied ISBN!
Dandelion Wine
Paperback, 192 pages
Published May 10, 1969 by Bantam Books.
- ISBN:
- 978-0-552-08276-1Copied ISBN!
- OCLC Number:
- 8328227
DANDELION WINE
Paperback, 192 pages
English language
Published May 10, 1977 by Panther Books.
- ISBN:
- 978-0-586-04360-8Copied ISBN!
Dandelion Wine (Grand Master Editions)
School & Library Binding
English language
Published Oct. 10, 1999 by Tandem Library.
- ISBN:
- 978-0-8085-2071-9Copied ISBN!
Dandelion Wine
Audio CD, 200 pages
English language
Published Jan. 1, 2007 by Blackstone Audio Inc..
- ISBN:
- 978-0-7861-6582-7Copied ISBN!
Löwenzahnwein. Roman.
Paperback, 288 pages
German language
Published May 1, 1999 by Diogenes Verlag.
- ISBN:
- 978-3-257-21045-3Copied ISBN!
Dandelion wine
267 pages
English language
Published May 10, 1999 by Avon Books.
- ISBN:
- 978-0-380-97726-0Copied ISBN!
- OCLC Number:
- 90028569
Dandelion wine
269 pages
English language
Published May 10, 1975 by Knopf : distributed by Random House.
- ISBN:
- 978-0-394-49605-4Copied ISBN!
- OCLC Number:
- 1119524
Dandelion Wine
Mass Market Paperback
English language
Published Aug. 10, 1982 by Bantam Books.
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- 978-0-553-24219-5Copied ISBN!
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