![]() In the introduction to this 1975 edition, he writes: In the summer, Spaulding's grandfather makes dandelion wine, the season of Bradbury's life that he'd bottle if he could. ![]() Likewise, Dandelion Wine is a collection of short stories, written over a period of years, about 12 year-old Douglas Spaulding's boyhood in Green Town, loosely based on Bradbury's own boyhood and fond memories of growing up in Waukegan, Illinois. When I finish, the idea lets go and runs off." "My stories run up and bite me in the leg - I respond by writing them down - everything that goes on during the bite. For which his many fans are most grateful. Ray Bradbury (1920-2012), author and screenwriter, wrote science fiction, fantasy, and horror but is remembered for bringing science fiction into the literary mainstream. ![]() ![]() A collection of short stories loosely based on Bradbury's boyhood in Waukegan, Illinois. A 1975 reissue of Dandelion Wine by Ray Bradbury with updated author introduction. ![]()
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