![]() ![]() Initially I was somewhat disappointed that this was an abridged version of the original book but I think the shortening has been achieved by omitting the independent short stories featuring Rat and Mole which appeared between the original chapters. It's always been a story which provided endless opportunities for rich illustration: from the tales of the riverbank and the exploits of Ratty, Mole, Badger and Mr Toad through to the rather violent recapture of Toad Hall. Since the book was first published in 1908 there have been some notable illustrators: Paul Bransom provided illustrations for the 1913 edition, Ernest H Shepard (perhaps better known for his illustrations of Winnie the Pooh) in 1933, Arthur Rackham (possibly the leading illustrator from the golden age of book illustration) in 1940 and Robert Ingpen who illustrated the centenary edition of The Wind in the Willows. ![]() Kenneth Grahame's The Wind in the Willows was one of the defining books of my childhood and more than sixty years after I first read the book I've just recently passed it onto another young reader. Summary: An abridged version of the children's classic with exquisite illustrations by Robert Ingpen. ![]()
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