The Wild Wood; And, Mole's Christmas by Kenneth Grahame

The Wild Wood; And, Mole's Christmas by Kenneth Grahame

Following his adoption by a wealthy business woman, Junior, now known by his real name, Sprint Heffman, fulfills his commitment to her by becoming a world famous archaeologist. Having successfully met that commitment, he follows his long desire to be involved in worldwide security issues that was born through work he has done for the CIA as an undercover agent while managing archaeological sites, or digs, all over the world. His adventures, both personal and in business, lead him from one dangerous situation after another which develops both his investigative skills and his success at applying them. None the less, the threat of failure is always present in his mind and concern for the safety of his team weighs on him heavily.

Grahame, Kenneth: - Kenneth Grahame (8 March 1859 - 6 July 1932) was a Scottish writer, most famous for The Wind in the Willows (1908), one of the classics of children's literature. He also wrote The Reluctant Dragon. Both books were later adapted for stage and film, of which A.A. Milne's Toad of Toad Hall was the first. The Disney films The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad and The Reluctant Dragon are other adaptations. While still a young man in his 20s, Grahame began to publish light stories in London periodicals such as the St. James Gazette. Some of these stories were collected and published as Pagan Papers in 1893, and, two years later, The Golden Age. These were followed by Dream Days in 1898, which contains The Reluctant Dragon. There is a ten-year gap between Grahame's penultimate book and the publication of his triumph, The Wind in the Willows. During this decade, Grahame became a father. The wayward, headstrong nature he saw in his little son Alastair he transformed into the swaggering Mr. Toad, one of its four principal characters. The character in the book known as Ratty was inspired by his good friend, and writer, Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch. Grahame mentions this in a signed copy he gave to Quiller-Couch's daughter, Foy Felicia. Despite its success, he never attempted a sequel. The book is still widely enjoyed by adults and children today, also in films, while Toad remains one of the most celebrated and beloved characters. In 1929, A. A. Milne wrote the play Toad of Toad Hall, which is based on part of The Wind in the Willows. The Wind in the Willows won the Lewis Carroll Shelf Award in 1958. In the 1990s, William Horwood produced with a series of sequels.

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ISBN 13	9780689714955
ISBN 10	0689714955
Title	The Wild Wood; And, Mole's Christmas
Author	Kenneth Grahame
Series	Wind In The Willows Storybook
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Aladdin Paperbacks
Year published	1991-04-01
Number of pages	41
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