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James topham is a former contributor to thoughtcos literature section. Vintage 1980 the wind in the willow by kenneth grahame. Buy the wind in the willows by kenneth grahame online at alibris. Suggesting that grahames prose, encrusted with the patina of age and affect, has become an obstacle to full appreciation of the work, lerer offers the text with running disquisitions in the margins on nowarchaic words and phrases, edwardian social mores and a rich array of literary references from aesop to gilbert and sullivan. Alternatingly slowmoving and fastpaced, it focuses on four anthropomorphised animals. This book is a little rough on the cover of the book. Parents need to know that the beautifully written, richly inventive adventures chronicled in kenneth grahames the wind in the willows are best for children with patience. He wrote several books including the golden age and dream days which includes the short story the reluctant dragon later made into a disney movie.
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Its hard to believe that at my age, i just read this classic childrens book for the first time, and ive never seen the movie either. The beautifully written work, with its evocative descriptions of the countryside interspersed with exciting adventures, became a classic of english childrens literature. For many aficionados of kenneth grahames the wind in the willows, the definitive film version was seen in disneys omnibus animated feature ichabod and mr. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. The first edition of this work was published in 1908 by methuen, london. Toad and all his friends for a wild ride and other stories of life on the riverbank beyond the wild wood comes the wild world, said the rat. Buy the wind in the willows vintage classics 100 anniversary ed. I still have my copy of the book and a wonderful recounting of the tale on a double vinyl lp set recorded in 1960. The first wind in the willows book was published in 1905. This book has clearly been well maintained and looked after thus far.
Wind in the willows this book is in very good condition and will be shipped within 24 hours of ordering. Kids may be more familiar with tv and film versions based on the original book. This paperback book has 32 pages inside and all pages have beautiful colour illustrations. See more ideas about illustration, illustration art and childrens book illustration.
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They live in a pastoral version of edwardian england. Kenneth grahame 18591932 is also the author of the reluctant dragon. I love their vintage feeling, and how durable the books feel on the hands. In 2003, the wind in the willows was listed at number 16 on the bbcs survey the big read.
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The wind in the willows is based on letters and stories that graham made for his only child, alistair. His bestknown story, the wind in the willows, began as a series of bedtime stories for his son. Younger children will have an opportunity to expand their vocabulary while going off on fun adventures with the gang. The wind in the willows is much more than a story from a bygone age. The wind in the willows, book of linked animal tales by british writer kenneth grahame that was published in 1908. See more ideas about childrens book illustration, illustration art and illustration. Do buy this in case you were not that fortunate, in any case. Find books like the wind in the willows from the worlds largest community of readers. Original green front and rear boards with a professionally replaced spine. This is one of my favourites and im sure itll be yours too. The original wind in the willows at the oxford bodleian library view kenneth grahames handwritten manuscripts and e. A neighbour convinced kenneth that he should turn the stories into a book, but when he did, it was rejected by all publishers except one. The wind in the willows everymans library childrens. This is the first folio society edition, first printing.
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