The Wind In The Willows by Kenneth Grahame

The Wind In The Willows by Kenneth Grahame

Richard Briers, Adrian Scarborough and Terence Rigby star in this full-cast dramatisation, narrated by Alan Bennett.When Mole abandons his spring cleaning one morning, he surfaces into the sunlight and encounters the Water Rat.

It is a book that breaks nearly every rule of modern children's fiction..it wasn't about fairies at the bottom of the garden, but it was about magic - just the right kind of magic. It thrills me still to read it—Shirley Hughes, The Times

"Believe me, my young friend, there is nothing - absolutely nothing - half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats.'' But reading about Mole, Ratty, Toad and Badger runs it a close second.—Michael Morpurgo

People think of it as a children's book, but that's not all it is. What seared my imagination was its surrealism. The rat, the mole and badger could talk, but they could also change size: a badger could crawl down a rat hole, a toad could drive a car. At nine or 10 that fascinated me and that made a deep impression on my career—Terry Pratchett, Independent on Sunday

A book about the love of friends and the joys of existence—Sunday Times

I loved Toad of Toad Hall and his merry antics, especially with his motor car - poop poop!—Kenneth Branagh, Daily Express

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 such as the Yellow Book and then collected together as Pagan Papers (1893). This was followed by The Golden Age (1895) and Dream Days (1898). The Wind in the Willows (1908) is based on letters and stories that Graham made for his only child, Alistair. The novel's popularity grew slowly over the years and A.A. Milne's dramatisation of the novel as Toad of Toad Hall brought it greater success. Kenneth Grahame died on 6 July 1932. Alan Bennett is one of Britain's best-loved and most highly acclaimed writers. He has written widely for radio, television and theatre. His latest play, The History Boys, won several awards, including Evening Standard and Critics' Circle Awards for Best Play and the Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Play. It also won six Tony Awards, including Best Play, following an extremely successful transfer to Broadway. In 2006 Bennett was named Author of the Year at the British Book Awards for Untold Stories, his collection of memoirs and diaries.

SKU	Unavailable
EAN	9781846071171
Title	The Wind In The Willows
Release date	2006-08-07
Format	Audiobook
Studio	BBC Physical Audio
Condition	Unavailable
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By (author)	Kenneth Grahame
By (author)	Kenneth Grahame
Read by	Alan Bennett