The Wind in the Willows (Magill Book Reviews)
At a glance:
- Author: Kenneth Grahame
- First Published: 1908
- Type of Work: Children’s Novel
- Genres: Long fiction, Fantasy, Animal tale
- Subjects: Values, Twentieth century, Nature, Escapes, England or English people, Rivers or waterways, Human behavior, Theft, Satire, Animals, Automobiles, Badgers, Rats or mice, Frogs
- Locales: England
The charm of THE WIND IN THE WILLOWS lies in the timeless physical world Grahame has created—“The River Bank,” “The Open Road,” “The Wild Wood,” to quote the first three chapter titles—and in its principal characters: the powerful and phlegmatic Badger; the steady and loyal Water Rat; the impulsive and volatile Mole; and, above all, the vain, feckless, yet lovable Toad. This is one of the those rare classics which appeals equally to adults and children.
The chapters cut back and forth between several main story lines. At the outset Mole, weary of his humdrum...
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