The Wind in The Willows

by Kenneth Grahame

Overview

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The Wind in the Willows is a classic children's novel by the British novelist Kenneth
Grahame, first published in 1908. It details the story of Mole, Ratty, and
Badger as they try to help Mr. Toad, after he becomes obsessed with motorcars and gets into trouble. They navigate the English countryside and learn valuable lessons about friendship and loyalty. The novel was based on bedtime stories Grahame told his son
Alastair. It has been adapted numerous times for both stage and screen. The Wind in the Willows received negative reviews upon its initial release, but it has since become a classic of British literature. It has been adapted multiple times in different media. In 1899, at age 40, Kenneth
Grahame married Elspeth Thomson, the daughter of Robert William Thomson. The next year they had their only child, a boy named Alastair (nicknamed
"Mouse"). He was born premature, blind in one eye, and plagued by health problems throughout his life. When Alastair was about four years old,
Grahame would tell him bedtime stories, some of which were about a toad and on his frequent boating holidays without his family. He would write further tales of Toad, Mole, Ratty, and Badger in letters to Alastair.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781914602511
Publisher:	Chiltern Publishing
Publication date:	10/01/2024
Series:	Chiltern Classics
Pages:	192
Product dimensions:	7.20(w) x 4.80(h) x 0.70(d)
Age Range:	7 - 13 Years

About the Author

Though born in Edinburgh, Kenneth Grahame (1859–32) moved, along with his siblings, to Cookham Dean, Berkshire, at the age of 5 to live with his grandmother. It is here that Grahame was introduced to the riverside and boating, no doubt providing inspiration for the evocative setting of the bedtime stories that he later told his son Alastair and which led to his famous novel, Wind in the Willows (1908).

Judith John is a writer and editor specializing in literature and history. A former secondary school English Language and Literature teacher, she has subsequently worked as an editor on major educational projects, including English A: Literature for the Pearson International Baccalaureate series. Judith’s major research interests include Romantic and Gothic literature, and Renaissance drama.