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372 Dragons! (with Scott G. Bruce)

The History of Literature

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The Reluctant Dragon by Kenneth Graham

The story of saint george becomes immensely popular again in this period. Author kenneth graham and edith nesbit write children's stories that subvert the paradime of the george story. The dragon is actually really nice and likes jus talk and and writes poetry. And so the boy convinces saint george not to slay it, but to have a kind of mock battle where the dragon pretends to be slain so it can live happily ever after.

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