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2 de may. de 2024 · The Wind in the Willows, book of linked animal tales by British writer Kenneth Grahame that was published in 1908. The beautifully written work, with its evocative descriptions of the countryside interspersed with exciting adventures, became a classic of English children’s literature.
Toad Hall is the fictional home of Mr. Toad, a character in the 1908 novel The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame . History. Kenneth Grahame's mother died when he was five years old. He then went to live with his grandmother and uncle at their house, The Mount, which was a large country house overlooking the Thames in Cookham Dean.
The Wind in the Willows is a classic children's novel by the British novelist Kenneth Grahame, first published in 1908. It details the story of Mole, Ratty, and Badger as they try to help Mr. Toad, after he becomes obsessed with motorcars and gets into trouble. It also details short stories about them that are disconnected from the main narrative.
Species. Toad. Gender. Male. Occupation. The Squire of Toad Hall. Nationality. English. Mr. Toad, of Toad Hall, is one of the main characters in the 1908 novel The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame .
One summer day, Rat and Mole disembark near the grand Toad Hall and pay a visit to Toad. Toad is rich, jovial, friendly and kind-hearted, but aimless and conceited; he regularly becomes obsessed with current fads, only to abandon them abruptly.
He tries to guilt Toad into changing his behavior, and at first it seems to work—until Rat reveals that Toad can’t go home, since stoats, weasels, and ferrets have taken over Toad Hall. Enraged, Toad goes to Toad Hall, first on foot and then in Rat’s boat, to try to get his home back.
15 de oct. de 2008 · Kenneth Grahame. Fans of the world famous children's novel have speculated for years on which Berkshire property was the inspiration for Toad Hall, and on whom the extravagant and foppish...
