The Wind In The Willows
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good to fair. Paperback. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription.
Few books have captured the pastoral heart of the English countryside — and the wild freedom lurking at its edges — quite like Kenneth Grahame's beloved classic. Set along the banks of a tranquil river, the story chronicles the lives of four unforgettable animal companions: the homely and gentle Mole, the warm-hearted Rat, the wise old Badger, and the incorrigible, motor-car-mad Mr. Toad of Toad Hall. When Toad's reckless obsessions spiral into scandal and imprisonment, his loyal friends must band together to reclaim both his ancestral home and his dignity in a rousing adventure full of warmth, wit, and danger. Beyond its rollicking plot, The Wind in the Willows stands as one of the towering achievements of children's literature — a work that speaks with equal power to adults who recognise in its pages a profound meditation on friendship, belonging, and the tension between wild wanderlust and the comforts of home. Grahame's prose is lyrical and unhurried, lavishing attention on the beauty of the natural world while sketching his characters with a gentle, affectionate humour that has endured for over a century. Whether encountered for the first time or revisited after decades, this is a book that quietly insists: the riverbank, and everything it represents, is always worth returning to.
Author: Kenneth Grahame
Format: Paperback
Genre: Childrens fiction
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good to fair. Paperback. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription.
Few books have captured the pastoral heart of the English countryside — and the wild freedom lurking at its edges — quite like Kenneth Grahame's beloved classic. Set along the banks of a tranquil river, the story chronicles the lives of four unforgettable animal companions: the homely and gentle Mole, the warm-hearted Rat, the wise old Badger, and the incorrigible, motor-car-mad Mr. Toad of Toad Hall. When Toad's reckless obsessions spiral into scandal and imprisonment, his loyal friends must band together to reclaim both his ancestral home and his dignity in a rousing adventure full of warmth, wit, and danger. Beyond its rollicking plot, The Wind in the Willows stands as one of the towering achievements of children's literature — a work that speaks with equal power to adults who recognise in its pages a profound meditation on friendship, belonging, and the tension between wild wanderlust and the comforts of home. Grahame's prose is lyrical and unhurried, lavishing attention on the beauty of the natural world while sketching his characters with a gentle, affectionate humour that has endured for over a century. Whether encountered for the first time or revisited after decades, this is a book that quietly insists: the riverbank, and everything it represents, is always worth returning to.