Project Gutenberg 2025-02-11 Public domain in the USA. 175 Beerbohm, Max, Sir 1872 1956 Beerbohm, Henry Maximilian, Sir The dreadful dragon of Hay Hill $aLondon :$bWilliam Heinemann Ltd., $c1929. Frontispiece by the author. David E. Brown and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The Dreadful Dragon of Hay Hill" by Max Beerbohm is a fictional tale set in a prehistoric era, likely written in the early 20th century. The story begins with the discovery of a smoke column from Hay Hill, indicating the presence of a dragon, which sends shockwaves through a primitive community. The narrative introduces characters like the brave young girl Thia, who possesses a strong spirit and curiosity, and Thol, a timid boy destined to confront the dragon. At the start of this captivating story, we meet the curious Thia, who, upon seeing smoke rising from a cave, discovers the danger posed by a dragon that has awakened. The community's initial reactions range from skepticism to panic as the news spreads about the dragon's presence. The young Thol, filled with a desire to prove himself, struggles with his self-image while grappling with feelings of cowardice. The opening sets the stage for a charmingly whimsical exploration of bravery, community dynamics, and the challenges of confronting fear in both mythical and relatable ways. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://archive.org/details/dreadfuldragonof0000maxb 20241122172115beerbohm 1929 GB Reading ease score: 89.3 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Satire London (England) -- Fiction Dragons -- Fiction Prehistoric peoples -- Fiction PR Text Category: Novels Category: Mythology, Legends & Folklore Category: British Literature 156942 2025-07-29T16:10:37.186453 text/html 131251 2025-02-10T23:44:02 text/html 551864 2025-07-29T16:10:41.146475 application/epub+zip 553480 2025-07-29T16:10:38.351446 application/epub+zip 170094 2025-07-29T16:10:37.652464 application/epub+zip 955787 2025-07-29T16:10:43.337469 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 711235 2025-07-29T16:10:40.637509 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 137952 2025-07-29T16:10:36.866483 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 118032 2025-02-10T23:44:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16693 2025-07-29T16:10:43.532421 application/rdf+xml 9643 2025-07-29T16:10:37.885453 image/jpeg 2001 2025-07-29T16:10:37.750464 image/jpeg 788309 2025-07-29T16:10:37.217506 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia