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Kenneth Grahame (1859–1932)

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Kenneth Grahame was born in Edinburgh on March 3, 1859. When he was five years old, his mother died of scarlet fever and he nearly died himself, of the same disease. His father became an alcoholic and sent the children to Berkshire to live with relatives. They were later reunited with their father, mostra altro but after a failed year, the children never heard from him again. Sometime later, one of his brothers died at the age of fifteen. He attended St. Edward's School as a child and intended to go on to Oxford University, but his relatives wanted him to go into banking. He worked in his uncle's office, in Westminster, for two years then went to work at the Bank of England as a clerk in 1879. He spent nearly thirty years there and became the Secretary of the Bank at the age of thirty-nine. He retired from the bank right before The Wind in the Willows was published in 1908. He wrote essays on topics that included smoking, walking and idleness. Many of the essays were published as the book Pagan Papers (1893) and the five orphan characters featured in the papers were developed into the books The Golden Age (1895) and Dream Days (1898). The Wind in the Willows (1908) was based on bedtime stories and letters to his son and it is where the characters Rat, Badger, Mole and Toad were created. In 1930, Milne's stage version was brought to another audience in Toad of Toad Hall. Grahame died on July 6, 1932. (Bowker Author Biography) mostra meno
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Opere di Kenneth Grahame

Il vento nei salici (1908) 23,718 copie
Il drago riluttante (1898) 1,849 copie
The Wind in the Willows (Inga Moore) (1984) — Autore — 603 copie
L'età d'oro (1895) 512 copie
Dream Days (1898) 429 copie
Bertie's Escapade (1949) 44 copie
Pagan Papers (1898) 42 copie
The Kenneth Grahame book (1895) 39 copie
Mole's Christmas (1982) 33 copie
Dragons and Other Beasts (2004) 30 copie
A Hundred Fables of Aesop (1984) 23 copie
The Cambridge Book of Poetry for Children (1916) — A cura di — 23 copie
Tales From The Wind in the Willows (1995) — original story author — 21 copie
The Headswoman (2010) 16 copie
Duck Song (1863) 14 copie
Duck's Ditty (2018) 7 copie
Wind in the Willows (1991) 6 copie
Toad's Tale (1982) 5 copie
Wind in the Willows [1988 TV movie] — Original book — 4 copie
Tuulesahin pajudes (2018) 3 copie
Lost in the Wild Wood (2001) 3 copie
Sogutlukte Ruzgar (2011) 2 copie
Herr Padda (1991) 2 copie
Mr Toad's adventures (1996) 2 copie
Discover The Wonder (1992) 1 copia
Ducks' Ditty 1 copia
Mosha e artë 1 copia
Il cassetto segreto (1993) 1 copia
Vypraveni pod vrbou (1998) 1 copia
Wind in the Willow — Autore — 1 copia

Opere correlate

The Victorian Fairytale Book (1988) — Collaboratore — 462 copie
The Oxford Book of Modern Fairy Tales (1993) — Collaboratore — 370 copie
The Wind in the Willows [abridged - Classic Starts] (2007) — original story author — 247 copie
The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad [1949 film] (1949) — Original story — 237 copie
The Golden Treasury of Children's Literature Set (1961) — Collaboratore — 209 copie
Ladybird Classics: The Wind in the Willows (1983) — Story — 173 copie
The Big Book of Classic Fantasy (2019) — Collaboratore — 167 copie
The Young Folks' Shelf of Books, Volume 03: Magic in the Air (1962) — Collaboratore — 163 copie
Ghost Stories (1991) — Collaboratore — 142 copie
A Literary Christmas: An Anthology (2013) — Collaboratore — 135 copie
Victorian Fairy Tales: The Revolt of the Fairies and Elves (1987) — Collaboratore — 127 copie
I Cavalieri cosmici (1954) — Collaboratore — 123 copie
Poems of Early Childhood (Childcraft) (1923) — Collaboratore — 120 copie
The Penguin Book of Dragons (2021) — Collaboratore — 112 copie
The Wind in the Willows (Michael Bishop) (1985) — Story — 98 copie
The Wind in the Willows #2: The Open Road (1988) — original storyteller — 97 copie
Victorian Fairy Tales (2014) — Collaboratore — 87 copie
Told Under the Christmas Tree (1941) — Collaboratore — 81 copie
The Wind in the Willows: The River Bank (1984) — original source author — 78 copie
The Reluctant Dragon [1941 film] (1941) — Original story — 66 copie
The Paganism Reader (2004) — Collaboratore — 63 copie
A Season of Joy: Favorite Stories and Poems for Christmas (1987) — Collaboratore — 47 copie
Wild Wood, The (1990) — original storyteller — 36 copie
The Reluctant Dragon (2004) — Autore — 35 copie
Round the Christmas Fire: Festive Stories (2013) — Collaboratore — 34 copie
The Wind in the Willows [2006 film] — Original book — 33 copie
The Wind in the Willows: The Battle for Toad Hall (1990) — original source author — 31 copie
Mr. Toad Comes Home (1990) — original storyteller — 31 copie
The Wild Wood (1992) — original storyteller — 30 copie
The Open Road (Wind in the Willows, Book 1) (1987) — original storyteller; original storyteller — 30 copie
The Wind in the Willows [1949 short film] (1949) — Original story — 28 copie
The River Bank (1990) — original storyteller — 27 copie
The Horned God: Weird Tales of the Great God Pan (2022) — Collaboratore — 27 copie
The Animals' Christmas (1944) — Collaboratore — 25 copie
Home Sweet Home (Wind in the Willows) (1993) — original storyteller — 25 copie
Mr. Toad (The wind in the willows library) (1990) — original storyteller — 23 copie
The Wind in the Willows (2014) — original story author — 19 copie
The Wind in the Willows: The wild wood (adapted ∙ boardbook) (1990) — original story author — 18 copie
The Wind in the Willows #6: Restless Rat (Easy Reader Classics) (2010) — original storyteller — 16 copie
The Wind in the Willows #5: Sneaky Toad (Easy Reader Classics) (2010) — original storyteller — 14 copie
The Wind in the Willows: The Complete First Series (2005) — original story author — 13 copie
Little Treasury of the Wind in the Willows (Little treasuries) (1995) — original source author — 13 copie
Short Stories of To-Day (1924) — Collaboratore — 11 copie
Wind in the Willows: The River Bank (Board Book) (1969) — original story — 10 copie
Little Otter is Missing (Wind in the Willows Library) (1995) — original storyteller — 10 copie
The Wind in the Willows [2006 film] — Original book — 10 copie
The Country Child (1992) — Collaboratore — 10 copie
The Wind in the Willows Library: (Slip Case Set of 4 Titles) (1867) — original storyteller — 10 copie
Spring World, Awake: Stories, Poems, and Essays (1970) — Collaboratore — 9 copie
The Adventures of Mr. Toad (1995) — original storyteller — 8 copie
Wind in the Willows Board Book: River Bank (1990) — original story author — 8 copie
Time to Be Young: Great Stories of the Growing Years (1945) — Collaboratore — 7 copie
Return to Toad Hall (Tales from the "Wind in the Willows") (1995) — original story author — 4 copie
The Wind in The Willows: The Complete Second Series (2005) — Original book — 3 copie
Short Stories of the Past (1950) — Collaboratore — 2 copie
The Reluctant Dragon [1941 short film] — Original story — 2 copie
The WInd in the Willows: Four Storybook Adventures (1993) — original storyteller — 1 copia
The Wind in the Willows [theatre programme] 1993 (1993) — Collaboratore — 1 copia

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Informazioni generali

Nome canonico
Grahame, Kenneth
Data di nascita
1859-03-08
Data di morte
1932-07-06
Luogo di sepoltura
Holywell Cemetery, St Cross Church, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, UK
Sesso
male
Nazionalità
UK
Nazione (per mappa)
Scotland, UK
Luogo di nascita
Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
Luogo di morte
Pangbourne, Berkshire, England, UK
Luogo di residenza
Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
Pangbourne, Berkshire, England, UK
Blewbury, England, UK
Istruzione
St. Edward's School, Oxford, England
Attività lavorative
banker
secretary (Bank of England)
essayist
short-story writer
Relazioni
Hope, Anthony (cousin)
Robertson, W. Graham (house share)
Organizzazioni
London Scottish Regiment
Bank of England
Breve biografia
Married to Elspeth Grahame, with one son, Alistair Graham.
British author and banker. Educated at St. Edward’s School, Oxford. He was orphaned at an early age and brought up by his grandmother. His family unable to afford the cost of university he took up a career with the Bank of England where he stayed until ill health caused his retirement, in his late forties, in 1907. During the banking days he wrote (and had published) essays and poems in his spare time. Among his books were Pagan Papers (1893), The Golden Age (1895), Dream Days (1898) and then… The Wind in the Willows (1908) which started life as a bedtime serial tale for his son Alastair.

Utenti

Discussioni

the illustrators of The Wind in the Willows - part 2 in Tattered but still lovely (Agosto 2023)
Hand & Eye The Wind in the Willows in Fine Press Forum (Dicembre 2022)
Mad Parrot Press Wind in the Willows in Fine Press Forum (Settembre 2022)
Chas. Van Sandwyk's Wind in the Willows in Fine Press Forum (Ottobre 2021)
the illustrators of The Wind in the Willows in Tattered but still lovely (Gennaio 2016)
The Wind in the Willows in British & Irish Children's Fiction (Ottobre 2009)

Recensioni

This is such a great book for any age. It does say @ss, kind of often, so small children may freak out, but probably just laugh! Great juvenile story of friendship, curiosity and self control, or lack thereof from Toad, Ratty and a few of their friends. Fun fast and easy read.
 
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AngelaOMalley72 | 329 altre recensioni | Apr 20, 2024 |
This book was good for its time I am sure, but I was a little disappointed since I loved Wind and the Willows so much and then read this one. It goes thru a story from a little boys perspective and vast imagination as his day is dramatized in his mind to include a day of adventures fit for a King, keeping in mind his p’s and q’s while his day plays out like different movies, theatrical and bold.
 
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AngelaOMalley72 | 11 altre recensioni | Apr 20, 2024 |
A classic of children’s literature (published in 1908) that I never heard or read as a child and somehow never got around to reading until now. A great pity. I have no doubt whatsoever that I would have loved this as a child; one of my delights was the edition I read had absolutely wonderful illustrations. The storyline is simple: two friends, Mole and Rat—together with Badger and a small, assorted cast of others—devote their energies to saving Mr. Toad from his lack of judgment. There are a number of short adventures tucked in as well and a truly lovely, evocative paean to the English countryside runs throughout. The animals’ personalities are beautifully drawn and I cannot imagine any child (or adult, for that matter) who would not be enchanted by this gentle tale. Highly recommended.… (altro)
 
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Statistiche

Opere
278
Opere correlate
81
Utenti
31,021
Popolarità
#637
Voto
4.1
Recensioni
432
ISBN
1,617
Lingue
30
Preferito da
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