The Wind in the Willows
By Kenneth Grahame
Cover: The Thames at Hampton Court (1874), oil on canvas by Alfred Sisley (1839-1899) · Wikimedia Commons · Public domain (artist died 1899)
The Wind in the Willows is a children's novel by the British novelist Kenneth Grahame, first published in 1908. It tells the story of Mole, Ratty and Badger as they try to help Mr. Toad after he becomes obsessed with motorcars and gets into trouble. It also contains short stories about them that are disconnected from the main narrative. The novel was based on bedtime stories that Grahame told his son Alastair.
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