"Babylon, Volume 1" by Grant Allen is a story set in the late 1800s that follows two young boys, Hiram Winthrop and Colin Churchill, as they grapple with the monotony of their lives and long for something more. Hiram, stuck on a dreary farm, clashes with his strict father but finds solace in art and the natural world. Simultaneously, Colin, in the idyllic English countryside, shows a talent for sculpting, but yearns for something more. The book cleverly puts these two contrasting childhoods side-by-side highlighting themes of creativity, dissatisfaction, and the search for who they truly are.
Babylon, Volume 1
By Grant Allen
Two boys, each trapped in their own way, chase after dreams of art and adventure, hoping to escape the lives they were born into.
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2014-11-22
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About the AuthorCharles Grant Blairfindie Allen was a Canadian science writer and novelist, educated in England. He was a public promoter of evolution in the second half of the nineteenth century.
Charles Grant Blairfindie Allen was a Canadian science writer and novelist, educated in England. He was a public promoter of evolution in the second half of the nineteenth century.
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