The Golden Age 1895 is a collection of stories by Kenneth Grahame. 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 The Golden Age is a moving portrait of youth an understated autobiographical meditation made for children and adults alike.Recalling his youth among elders who exemplified Victorian values of stoicism and quiet decency Kenneth Grahame refers to these hallowed figures as the Olympians whose presence provided both order and necessary balance to his rambunctious imaginative boyhood. Now an adult himself Grahame wonders if he has become one of these Olympians and looks back on his youth not only for an answer but for a reaffirmation of the joy and freedom of a childhood spent among friends.