The Wind in the Willows is a children\'s novel by Kenneth Grahame, first published in 1908.
He moved back to Berkshire, where he had.
In 1908, Grahame retired from his position as secretary of the Bank of England.
The novel is notable for its mixture of mysticism, adventure, morality and camaraderie, and celebrated for its evocation of the nature of the Thames Valley.
Alternately slow moving and fast-paced, it focuses on four anthropomorphised animals in a pastoral version of Edwardian England.
The Wind in the Willows is a children\'s novel by Kenneth Grahame, first published in 1908