Generously illustrated throughout, this book celebrates one of the most beloved works of children’s literature ever published. He also recounts the extraordinary correspondence surrounding the book’s first publication and the influence of two determined women-publisher’s agent Constance Smedley and the author’s wife, Elspeth Grahame-who helped turn the book into the classic for children we know and love today. The Wind in the Willows is a classic of children’s literature by Kenneth Grahame, first published in 1908. 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 on which the author drew. Peter Hunt explores the unusual trajectory of The Wind in the Willows through previously unpublished archival materials, original drawings, and fan letters (including one from Theodore Roosevelt). Though first inspired by bedtime stories Kenneth Grahame told to his son Alastair, as he wrote them down, the tales of these woodland creatures developed into something much more sophisticated. The Wind in the Willows Michel Plessix (Adaptor), Kenneth Grahame, Luke Spear (Translator) 4.24 149 ratings16 reviews The first volume of the new CLASSICS ILLUSTRATED DELUXE series presents graphic novelist Michel Plessix’s lush adaptation of The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame. Yet, with its oddly bureaucratic town dramas and the esoteric hobbies of its protagonists, The Wind in the Willows was originally intended almost entirely for adults. Also, several artists have illustrated the various editions of this beloved book as it’s been rereleased.
After all, this children’s classic is written beautifully and was probably read to many young artists at bedtime.
Badger-and their tangles with the Weasels-have been adored by children for more than a century. It’s not surprising that there are some really lovely The Wind in the Willows illustrations out there.
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