Author: Grahame, Kenneth
Imprint: London : Penguin Books, 1994
Review:
The Wind in the Willows is a classic of children's literature by Kenneth Grahame, first published in 1908. Alternately slow moving and fast paced, it focuses on four anthropomorphised animal characters in a pastoral version of England. The novel is notable for its mixture of mysticism, adventure, morality, and camaraderie.
The Wind in the Willows was saved from obscurity by the then-famous playwright, A. A. Milne, who loved it and adapted a part of it for stage as Toad of Toad Hall.
In 1908 Grahame retired from his position as secretary of the Bank of England. He moved to the country, where he spent his time by the River Thames doing much as the animal characters in his book do; namely, as one of the most famous phrases from the book says, "simply messing about in boats". The seventh chapter of the book, "The Piper at the Gates of Dawn," inspired the title of rock band Pink Floyd's debut album of the same name.
The Wind in the Willows was saved from obscurity by the then-famous playwright, A. A. Milne, who loved it and adapted a part of it for stage as Toad of Toad Hall.
In 1908 Grahame retired from his position as secretary of the Bank of England. He moved to the country, where he spent his time by the River Thames doing much as the animal characters in his book do; namely, as one of the most famous phrases from the book says, "simply messing about in boats". The seventh chapter of the book, "The Piper at the Gates of Dawn," inspired the title of rock band Pink Floyd's debut album of the same name.
Reviewing sorce: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wind_in_the_Willows
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