Best Selling Books by Kenneth Grahame

The Wind in the Willows (Bulgarian edition)

The Wind in the Willows: Large Printby Kenneth GrahameThe Wind in the Willows is a classic of children''s 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.

Grahame''s classic comes alive in a gorgeous, annotated homage to this belovedmasterpiece.

The Wind in the Willows (Russian edition)

The Wind in the Willows is a children''s novel by Scottish novelist Kenneth Grahame, first published in 1908. Alternatingly slow moving and fast paced, it focuses on four anthropomorphised animals: Mole, Rat (a European water vole), Toad, and Badger. They live in a pastoral version of Edwardian England. The novel is notable for its mixture of mysticism, adventure, morality, and camaraderie, and celebrated for its evocation of the nature of the Thames Valley.In 1908, Grahame retired from his position as secretary of the Bank of England. He moved back to Berkshire, where he had lived as a child, and spent his time by the River Thames, doing much as the animal characters in his book do - to quote, "simply messing about in boats" - and expanding the bedtime stories he had earlier told his son Alastair into a manuscript for the book.

HarperCollins is proud to present its range of best-loved, essential classics. ''There is nothing - absolutely nothing - half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats.'' One spring day in the idyllic English countryside, Mole, Rat, Toad and Badger embark on a series of escapades. From Ratty''s exploits on the river to Toad''s passion for motorcars and the invasion of Toad Hall by the stoats and weasels, these woodland friends encounter adventure at every turn. A timeless and celebrated classic, Kenneth Grahame''s The Wind in the Willows has endured for nearly 100 years, and continues to delight readers of all ages.

With the arrival of spring the good-natured Mole loses patience with spring cleaning. He flees his underground home, and meets Rat who teaches Mole how to use a row boat. The two friends team up with Badger and Toad, and go on many adventures.

Abridged for younger children with E.H. Shepard''s original colour illustrations.

The Wind in the Willows is a children''s novel by Scottish novelist Kenneth Grahame, first published in 1908. Alternately slow-moving and fast-paced, it focuses on four anthropomorphised animals: Mole, Rat (a European water vole), Toad, and Badger. They live in a pastoral version of Edwardian England. The novel is notable for its mixture of mysticism, adventure, morality, and camaraderie, and celebrated for its evocation of the nature of the Thames Valley.In 1908, Grahame retired from his position as secretary of the Bank of England. He moved back to Berkshire, where he had lived as a child, and spent his time by the River Thames, doing much as the animal characters in his book do - to quote, "simply messing about in boats" - and expanding the bedtime stories he had earlier told his son Alastair into a manuscript for the book.The novel was in its 31st printing when playwright A. A. Milne adapted part of it for the stage as Toad of Toad Hall in 1929. In 1949, the first film adaptation was produced by Walt Disney as one of two segments in the package film The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad.In 2003, The Wind in the Willows was listed at #16 in the BBC''s survey The Big Read.[1] More than a century after its original publication, it was adapted again for the stage, as a 2016 musical by Julian Fellowes.