Kenneth Grahame's The Wind in the Willows: A Children's Classic at 100

by Jackie C. Horne

In 1908, Kenneth Grahame's The Wind in the Willows was published to surprisingly little critical fanfare. But readers championed its cause, and Grahame's novel of a riverbank life soon proved both a commercial-and ultimately critical-success. One hundred years after its first publication, Grahame's book and its memorable characters continue their hold on the public imagination and have taken their place in the canon of children's literature. However,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0810872587
• ISBN13: 9780810872585
• Release Date: November 2009
• Publisher: Scarecrow Press
• Length: 302 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.6" x 8.6"