The Beautiful Years

A Tender Evocation of Childhood and a Major Literary Achievement

The Beautiful Years is a tender evocation of West Country childhood in the golden years before the First World War. It serves as the first volume in Henry Williamson's tetralogy, The Flax of Dream.

This remarkable series includes:

• The Beautiful Years
• Dandelion Days
• The Dream of Fair Women
• The Pathway

All four volumes are being reissued in Faber Finds, and together they weave the life story of Willie Maddison.

The Flax of Dream is celebrated as one of the major literary achievements of the twentieth century.