The Wind in the Willows
Kenneth Grahame’s riverbank world belongs to Mole, Water Rat, Badger, and the reckless Mr. Toad. It moves between two moods. There are gentle, almost dreamlike chapters about messing about in boats and the comfort of home, and there is broad comedy as Toad wrecks a string of motorcars, lands in prison, and has to win back Toad Hall from the weasels and stoats of the Wild Wood. Grahame first told these tales to his young son, and the book grew from bedtime stories into a lasting classic after its publication in 1908. Beneath the animal adventures runs real feeling about friendship, loyalty, and the pull of the open road. This free PDF and EPUB edition contains the complete text.
About the Author
Kenneth Grahame (1859 to 1932) was a British writer born in Edinburgh who spent much of his career as secretary of the Bank of England. Best remembered for The Wind in the Willows, he also wrote the childhood sketches collected in The Golden Age and…
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The Wind in the Willows (1908) is a public domain work.
| # | Chapter | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The River Bank | 27:12 | |
| 2 | The Open Road | 29:04 | |
| 3 | The Wild Wood | 32:00 | |
| 4 | Mr. Badger | 30:12 | |
| 5 | Dulce Dolmum | 35:54 | |
| 6 | Mr. Toad | 27:52 | |
| 7 | The Piper at the Gates of Dawn | 27:50 | |
| 8 | Toad's Adventures | 41:03 | |
| 9 | Wayfarers All | 41:03 | |
| 10 | The Further Adventures of Toad | 33:41 | |
| 11 | 'Like Summer Tempests Came His Tears' | 28:59 | |
| 12 | The Return of Ulysses | 34:53 |
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