The Wind in the Willows (Cyclopedia of Literary Places)
At a glance:
- Author: Kenneth Grahame
- First Published: 1908
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Allegory
- Time of Work: Early twentieth century
- 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
Places Discussed
River. Fictional river in England that flows to the sea past meadows, woods, and towns and which serves as the focus of the novel. The river, never named in the story, is modeled after the rivers of southern England well known to Kenneth Grahame throughout his life. It gurgles along its course between banks covered with rushes, flowers, reeds, and trees—silver birch, alder, and willow trees. As the novel progresses, it is the setting for Rat’s patient tutelage of Mole, Mole’s growing skill as a boatman, Otter’s despair over the disappearance of his son,...
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