The Wind in the Willows (Magill’s Guide to Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature)
At a glance:
- Author: Kenneth Grahame
- First Published: 1908
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Fantasy—animal fantasy
- Time of Work: Undefined
- Setting: The vicinity of the Thames River
- 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 Plot
The Wind in the Willows relates the adventures of four characters in a series of chapters, each of which forms a complete story focusing on one or more of the four. Together, the chapters, whose plot lines sometimes intermix, follow the adventures of Toad.
Mole, a main character, abandons spring cleaning to stroll along the riverbank, where he meets the friendly Water Rat, who shows him the joys of “messing about in boats.” After some time, the two friends become involved with the third character, Toad, the rich owner of the palatial Toad Hall.
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