Author : Kenneth Grahame
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Page : 480 pages
File Size : 17,57 MB
Release : 2009
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780393057744
Grahame's classic comes alive in a gorgeous, annotated homage to this belovedmasterpiece.
Author : Kenneth Grahame
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 24,28 MB
Release : 2024-05-23
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ISBN : 9781802631807
Author : Peter Hunt
Publisher : Bodleian Library
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 16,87 MB
Release : 2018
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781851244799
The Wind in the Willows has its origins in the bedtime stories that Kenneth Grahame told to his son Alastair and then continued in letters (now held in the Bodleian Library) while he was on holiday. But the book developed into something much more sophisticated than this, as Peter Hunt shows. He identifies the colleagues and friends on whom Grahame is thought to have based the characters of Mole, Rat, Badger and Toad, and explores the literary genres of boating, caravanning and motoring books on which the author drew. He also recounts the extraordinary correspondence surrounding the book's first publication and the influence of two determined women - Elspeth Grahame and publisher's agent Constance Smedley - who helped turn the book into the classic for children we know and love today, when it was almost entirely intended for adults.Generously illustrated with original drawings, fan letters (including one from President Roosevelt) and archival material, this book explores the mysteries surrounding one of the most successful works of children's literature ever published.
Author : Frances Hodgson Burnett
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Page : 348 pages
File Size : 12,53 MB
Release : 2007-10-09
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780393060294
The much-loved tale that has been read by generations of children is now annotated and includes more than 100 stunning illustrations.
Author : Leland Ryken
Publisher : Crossway
Page : 291 pages
File Size : 42,44 MB
Release : 2021-03-02
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 1433564300
A Christian Perspective on the Joys of Reading Reading has become a lost art. With smartphones offering us endless information with the tap of a finger, it's hard to view reading as anything less than a tedious and outdated endeavor. This is particularly problematic for Christians, as many find it difficult to read even the Bible consistently and attentively. Reading is in desperate need of recovery. Recovering the Lost Art of Reading addresses these issues by exploring the importance of reading in general as well as studying the Bible as literature, offering practical suggestions along the way. Leland Ryken and Glenda Faye Mathes inspire a new generation to overcome the notion that reading is a duty and instead discover it as a delight.
Author : Emily Brontë
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 463 pages
File Size : 10,16 MB
Release : 2014-10-20
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0674724690
Illustrated with many color images, The Annotated Wuthering Heights provides those encountering the novel for the first time, as well as those returning to it, with a wide array of contexts in which to read Emily Brontë’s romantic masterpiece, which has been called “the most beautiful, most profoundly violent love story of all time.”
Author : Jacob Grimm
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Page : 520 pages
File Size : 15,67 MB
Release : 2004
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780393058482
Containing 40 stories in new translations by Tatar this celebration of the richness and dramatic power of the legendary fables also features 150 illustrations, many of them in color, by legendary painters.
Author : Kenneth Grahame
Publisher :
Page : 266 pages
File Size : 18,8 MB
Release : 2020-08-15
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ISBN :
One of the best-loved children's books of all time The Wind in the Willows. Meet little Mole, wilful Ratty, Badger the perennial bachelor, and petulant, boastful Toad: over one hundred years since their first appearance in 1908, they've become emblematic archetypes of eccentricity, folly and friendship. And their misadventures - in gypsy caravans, stolen sports cars, and their beloved Wild Wood - continue to capture readers' imaginations and warm their hearts long after they grow up. The Wind in the Willows is a timeless tale of animal cunning and human camaraderie.
Author : Kenneth Grahame
Publisher : IndyPublish.com
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 38,16 MB
Release : 1894
Category : Fiction
ISBN :
Years before he wrote The Wind in the Willows, Kenneth Grahame published a very different sort of book: Pagan Papers, a wry, witty, wide-ranging collection of eighteen irresistible essays. Strolling, loafing, smoking, collecting books and pondering, the author muses on the human condition. What to do about relatives who are in the way? What is the proper punishment for a bookbinder who takes too long at his job? Are free libraries an unmixed blessing? More seriously: Can nothing make it worth our while not to quarrel with our fellows? Which is more desirable: memory or forgetfulness? Are we irrevocably cut off from the natural world, or might there still be a way back to it?
Author : Kenneth Grahame
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 12,74 MB
Release : 2021-04
Category :
ISBN : 9780755500796
"There's nothing - absolutely nothing - half so much worth doing as messing about in boats.... One of the all-time great animal stories. Kenneth Grahame's classic children's book, with exclusive illustrations from EH Shepard has delighted generations. The Wind in the Willows is one of the most famous and bestselling animal stories of all time. This exclusive 90th anniversary paperback edition celebrates E.H. Shepherd's classic illustrations that brought Mole, Ratty, Badger and Mr Toad to life 90 years ago and have captivated children and adults alike ever since. The Wild Wood seems a terrifying place to Mole, until one day he pokes his nose out of his burrow and finds it's full of friends. He meets brave Ratty, kind old Badger and the rascally Mr Toad, and together they go adventuring ... but the Wild Wood doesn't just contain friends, there are also the sinister weasels and stoats, and they capture Toad Hall when Mr Toad is in jail. How will he escape? And can the friends fight together to save Toad Hall? Kenneth Grahame's The Wind in the Willows is a classic animal adventure that charms and enthrals. This new paperback edition contains the original black and white illustrations by E H Shepard, the man who drew Winnie-the-Pooh. The perfect adventure for children aged 9 and above.
