The Man in the Willows: The Life of Kenneth Grahame

by Matthew Dennison

Book Overview

A moving biography of Kenneth Grahame, author of the children's classic The Wind in the Willows, and of the vision of English pastoral life that inspired it.

During his regular days in London, Kenneth Grahame sat behind a mahogany desk as Secretary of the Bank of England; on weekends he retired to the house in the country that he shared with his fanciful wife, Elspeth, and their fragile son, Alistair, and took lengthy walks along the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1643130072
• ISBN13: 9781643130071
• Release Date: February 2019
• Publisher: Pegasus Books
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.3" x 9.2"