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Kenneth Grahame (March 8, 1859 - July 6, 1932) was an Scottish novelist. Grahame was natural inside Edinburgh, Scotland. He is best known for writing The Wind in the Willows (1908), one of the classics of children's literature and originally written for his son who shared the waywardness of Toad of Toad Hall (a principal character). Grahame was orphaned as a baby & attend swallow his grannie around England. He was an spectacular student at St. Edward's School around Oxford and wanted to attend Oxford University but was not allowed to wash thus by his protector in evidence of dollars and cents. Instead he was sent to function at a Bank of England which he did until retiring as Secretary of the Bank of England in 1907 due to ill health. His marriage was unhappy & his sole boy committed suicide. Kenneth Grahame died around Pangbourne, Berkshire, England.
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The Wind in the Willows A selection of brief excerpts from the book, with accompanying illustrations by Arthur Rackham. The Blue Room Grahame's short story in HTML format. Literature Network: The Wind in the Willows Searchable online text, divided by chapter. |
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