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The Wind in the Willows
Kenneth Grahame
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Description for The Wind in the Willows
Hardcover. A series with silk-ribbon markers and headbands, gold stamping on front and spine, and the original colour illustrations on the jackets. This classic story of the English countryside was first published in 1908, and Arthur Rackham's drawings first appeared in America in 1939 and in Britain in 1950. Illustrator(s): Rackham, Arthur. Series: Everyman's Library Children's Classics. Num Pages: 256 pages, b&w drawings. BIC Classification: YFA. Category: (JC) Children's (6-12). Dimension: 203 x 144 x 22. Weight in Grams: 508.
This classic of the English countryside, . first published in 1908, is a favourite with readers of all ages. As the late Margery Fisher wrote, 'Adults are sadly aware of the figure of Grahame himself, languishing in a city office and longing for the river: children respond to the fun, the anarchy of Toad and the entrancing detail as Grahame's son Alastair must have done when he listened to the bedside stories that became a book. ' The author invited Arthur Rackham to illustrate his book, but Rackham said he was too busy - a decision he was happily able ... Read more
This classic of the English countryside, . first published in 1908, is a favourite with readers of all ages. As the late Margery Fisher wrote, 'Adults are sadly aware of the figure of Grahame himself, languishing in a city office and longing for the river: children respond to the fun, the anarchy of Toad and the entrancing detail as Grahame's son Alastair must have done when he listened to the bedside stories that became a book. ' The author invited Arthur Rackham to illustrate his book, but Rackham said he was too busy - a decision he was happily able ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Childrens Classics
Condition
New
Series
Everyman's Library Children's Classics
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781857159233
SKU
9781857159233
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About Kenneth Grahame
Kenneth Grahame was born in Edinburgh on 8 March 1859. He was brought up by his grandmother in Cookham Dene in Berkshire and went to school in Oxford before starting work at the Bank of England. He was unable to go to university because of his family's lack of money. His stories and essays were initially published in periodicals ... Read more
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