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Wind in the Willows

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  1. (1908) A classic children's fantasy by the British writer Kenneth Grahame. Originally intended only as bedtime stories for his son, this idyllic tale of the English countryside and river banks chronicles the adventures of Mr. Toad, Mole, Rat, and their friend, Badger.


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The River Pang in Berkshire is regarded by some as one of the inspirations for Kenneth Grahame's Wind in the Willows classics.

From BBC • Jan. 19, 2026

The print that sold for the record fee on Wednesday once belonged to "The Wind in the Willows" author Kenneth Grahame.

From Barron's • Dec. 3, 2025

Harry sang in a short-lived, bucolic hippie band called Wind in the Willows, and was “sort of a hippie” herself, she said.

From New York Times • Aug. 22, 2022

The book that changed my life I blame my career choice on my dad reading me The Wind in the Willows when I was five or six.

From The Guardian • Oct. 30, 2020

The curtains part to reveal The Wind in the Willows.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood

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