The Wind in the Willows
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Rating | : | 4.70 (576 Votes) |
Asin | : | B071NZSTH7 |
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Number of Pages | : | 373 Pages |
Publish Date | : | 2014-06-28 |
Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Peter D Farmer said Great Characters. Read these as a small boy. They are a better read now!. "Never read this as a child but thoroughly enjoyed it as an adult" according to Rainyggo. Never read this as a child but thoroughly enjoyed it as an adult. The personalities of the animals was so enjoyable.. The Wind In The Willows David L The Wind In The Willows. Classic goodness but poor illustrations and not very many. Only an odd decent image. Bye
This book has it all: excitement, sentiment, destruction of private property (plenty of that), paganism, and a happy ending. The classic story of how Rat, Mole, and the other river bankers saved Toad from his excesses. Alternately slow moving and fast paced, it focuses on four anthropomorphised animal characters in a pastoral version of England. The prose is beautiful and occasionally requires the use of a dictionary. Written as a children's story, "The Wind in the Willows" is enjoyed by many grown-ups who relish Grahame's ability to evoke the long summer days of childhood.. The novel is notable for its mixture of mysticism, adventure, morality, and camaraderie and celebrated for its evocation of the nature of the Thames