The Wind in the Willows

New Edition

Kenneth Grahame
Edited by Peter Hunt

Oxford World's Classics

• The Wind in the Willows is one of the best-known classics of children's literature and yet it is primarily a book for adults. This new edition considers this conundrum and provides a wealth of fascinating contextual information about the book's author and its historical, cultural, and literary significance.
• The Introduction by one of the foremost scholars of children's literature focuses on the book's status as a classic, and as both a self-portrait of Kenneth Grahame's psyche and the portrait of an age. It considers the book's general and specific influence on children's literature.
• Explanatory Notes explore the sources of the book - biographical, psychological, geographical, and literary - and contain much new material.
• Note on the Text recounts the history of the book from Grahame's letters to his son to final book publication.
• Up-to-date bibliography.
• Reproduces the text of the first British edition.
• Introduction by Peter Hunt.
• Up-to-date bibliography.
• Note on the Text.
• Explanatory Notes (previous edition had none).
• Newly set text in a more attractive, larger typeface.

The Wind in the Willows

New Edition

Kenneth Grahame
Edited by Peter Hunt

Oxford World's Classics

Description

The Wind in the Willows

New Edition

Kenneth Grahame
Edited by Peter Hunt

Oxford World's Classics

Author Information

The Wind in the Willows

New Edition

Kenneth Grahame
Edited by Peter Hunt

Oxford World's Classics

From Our Blog

Mole and Rat: A chancing friendship

National Friendship Day was originally founded by Hallmark as a promotional campaign to encourage people to send cards, but is now celebrated in countries across the world on the first Sunday in August. This post celebrates the friendship of two of our favorite characters from classic literature, Rat and Mole from The Wind in the Willows.

Posted on August 7, 2016

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The Wind in the Willows

New Edition

Kenneth Grahame
Edited by Peter Hunt

Oxford World's Classics

Audio Guide

The Wind in the Willows

New Edition

Kenneth Grahame
Edited by Peter Hunt

Oxford World's Classics

• The Wind in the Willows is one of the best-known classics of children's literature and yet it is primarily a book for adults. This new edition considers this conundrum and provides a wealth of fascinating contextual information about the book's author and its historical, cultural, and literary significance.
• The Introduction by one of the foremost scholars of children's literature focuses on the book's status as a classic, and as both a self-portrait of Kenneth Grahame's psyche and the portrait of an age. It considers the book's general and specific influence on children's literature.
• Explanatory Notes explore the sources of the book - biographical, psychological, geographical, and literary - and contain much new material.
• Note on the Text recounts the history of the book from Grahame's letters to his son to final book publication.
• Up-to-date bibliography.
• Reproduces the text of the first British edition.
• Introduction by Peter Hunt.
• Up-to-date bibliography.
• Note on the Text.
• Explanatory Notes (previous edition had none).
• Newly set text in a more attractive, larger typeface.

The Wind in the Willows

New Edition

Kenneth Grahame
Edited by Peter Hunt

Oxford World's Classics

Description

The Wind in the Willows

New Edition

Kenneth Grahame
Edited by Peter Hunt

Oxford World's Classics

Author Information

The Wind in the Willows

New Edition

Kenneth Grahame
Edited by Peter Hunt

Oxford World's Classics

From Our Blog

Mole and Rat: A chancing friendship

National Friendship Day was originally founded by Hallmark as a promotional campaign to encourage people to send cards, but is now celebrated in countries across the world on the first Sunday in August. This post celebrates the friendship of two of our favorite characters from classic literature, Rat and Mole from The Wind in the Willows.

Posted on August 7, 2016

Read the blog post

The Wind in the Willows

New Edition

Kenneth Grahame
Edited by Peter Hunt

Oxford World's Classics

Audio Guide