The day that Mole abandons his spring-cleaning and sets out to enjoy the sunshine is the start of many adventures. Not only does he discover the river and the joys of messing around in boats, but he also makes lifelong friends with Rat, Badger and the eccentric and incorrigible Toad.
Grahames reminiscences are notable for their conception "of a world where children are locked in perpetual warfare with the adult Olympians who have wholly forgotten how it feels to be young"--a theme later explored by J. M. Barrie and other authors.
The Wind in the Willows is a classic of childrens literature by Kenneth Grahame, first published in 1908. Alternately slow moving and fast paced, it focuses on four anthropomorphised animal characters in a pastoral version of England. The novel is notable for its mixture of mysticism, adventure, morality, and camaraderie.
The Reluctant Dragon is an 1898 childrens story by Kenneth Grahame (originally published as a chapter in his book Dream Days), which served as the key element to the 1941 feature film with the same name from Walt Disney Productions. The story has also been set to music as a childrens operetta by John Rutter, with words by David Grant. The story takes place in the Berkshire Downs in Oxfordshire (where the author lived and where, according to legend, St George did fight a dragon). It is Grahames most famous short story. It is arguably much more well-known than Dream Days itself or the related The Golden Age. It can be seen as a prototype to most modern stories in which the dragon is a sympathetic character rather than a threat.In Grahames story, a young boy discovers an erudite, mushroom-loving dragon living in the Downs above his home. The two become friends, but soon afterwards the dragon is discovered by the townsfolk, who send for St George to rid them of it.
Kenneth Grahame was a Scottish writer, most famous for The Wind in the Willows (1908), one of the classics of childrens literature.This ebook contains the following works:The Golden AgeDream DaysThe Reluctant DragonThe Wind in the Willows
Kenneth Grahame was a Scottish writer, most famous for The Wind in the Willows (1908), one of the classics of childrens literature.This ebook contains the following works:The Golden AgeDream DaysThe Reluctant DragonThe Wind in the Willows
Kenneth Grahame was a Scottish writer, most famous for The Wind in the Willows (1908), one of the classics of childrens literature.This ebook contains the following works:The Golden AgeDream DaysThe Reluctant DragonThe Wind in the Willows
