The Man In The Willows

Author : Matthew Dennison
Publisher : Pegasus Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2020-08-11
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1643134906

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The Man in the Willows by Matthew Dennison Pdf

A moving biography of Kenneth Grahame, author of the children’s classic The Wind in the Willows, and of the vision of English pastoral life that inspired it. During his regular days in London, Kenneth Grahame sat behind a mahogany desk as Secretary of the Bank of England; on weekends he retired to the house in the country that he shared with his fanciful wife, Elspeth, and their fragile son, Alistair, and took lengthy walks along the Thames in Berkshire, "tempted by the treasures of hedge and ditch; the rapt surprise of the first lords-and-ladies, the rustle of a field-mouse, the splash of a frog." The result of these pastoral wanderings was his masterful creation of The Wind in the Willows, the enduring classic of children's literature; a cautionary tale for adult readers; a warning of the fragility of the English countryside; and an expression of fear at threatened social changes that, in the aftermath of the World War I, became a reality. Like its remarkable author, the book balances maverick tendencies with conservatism. Kenneth Grahame was an Edwardian pantheist whose work has a timeless appeal, an escapist whose withdrawal from reality took the form of time travel into his own past.

Author : Kenneth Grahame
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2022
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9791096315932

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The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame Pdf

Author : Jacqueline Kelly
Publisher : Henry Holt and Company (BYR)
Page : 302 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2012-10-30
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781466821934

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Return to the Willows by Jacqueline Kelly Pdf

Mole, Ratty, Toad, and Badger are back for more rollicking adventures in this sequel to The Wind in the Willows. With lavish illustrations by Clint Young, Jacqueline Kelly masterfully evokes the magic of Kenneth Grahame's beloved children's classic and brings it to life for a whole new generation. A riveting tale of bravery, bravado, and hot-air ballooning!

Author : Peter Hunt
Publisher : Bodleian Library
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 1851244794

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The Making of the Wind in the Willows by Peter Hunt Pdf

The Wind in the Willows has its origins in the bedtime stories that Kenneth Grahame told to his son Alastair and then continued in letters (now held in the Bodleian Library) while he was on holiday. But the book developed into something much more sophisticated than this, as Peter Hunt shows. 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 books on which the author drew. He also recounts the extraordinary correspondence surrounding the book's first publication and the influence of two determined women - Elspeth Grahame and publisher's agent Constance Smedley - who helped turn the book into the classic for children we know and love today, when it was almost entirely intended for adults.Generously illustrated with original drawings, fan letters (including one from President Roosevelt) and archival material, this book explores the mysteries surrounding one of the most successful works of children's literature ever published.

Author : Matthew Dennison
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 229 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2018-11-01
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781786697721

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Eternal Boy by Matthew Dennison Pdf

A TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR. 'Matthew Dennison skilfully covers the facts, producing a vivid impression of this strange, shy, awkward figure. The result is a highly readable book' Literary Review. 'A haunting new biography... A compelling account of Grahame's life' Daily Mail. 'A sensitively probing and nuanced portrait that makes sense of the darker character furled in the dreamer' New Statesman. During the week Kenneth Grahame sat behind a mahogany desk as Secretary of the Bank of England; at the weekend he retired to the house in the country he shared with his fanciful wife Elspeth and fragile son Alistair and took lengthy walks along the Thames in Berkshire, 'tempted [by] the treasures of hedge and ditch; the rapt surprise of the first lords-and-ladies, the rustle of a field-mouse, the splash of a frog.' The result of these pastoral wanderings was The Wind in the Willows: an enduring classic of children's literature; a cautionary tale for adult readers; a warning of the fragility of the English countryside; and an expression of fear at threatened social changes that, in the aftermath of the World War I, became reality. Like its remarkable author, it balances maverick tendencies with conservatism. Grahame was an Edwardian pantheist whose work has a timeless appeal, an escapist whose withdrawal from reality took the form of time travel into his own past.

Author : Algernon Blackwood
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 66 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2021-04-22
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9798741796665

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The Willows Illustrated by Algernon Blackwood Pdf

"The Willows" is a novella by English author Algernon Blackwood, originally published as part of his 1907 collection The Listener and Other Stories. It is one of Blackwood's best known works and has been influential on a number of later writers. Horror author H.P. Lovecraft considered it to be the finest supernatural tale in English literature.[1] "The Willows" is an example of early modern horror and is connected within the literary tradition of weird fiction.

Author : Matthew Dennison
Publisher : Center Point
Page : 500 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1643581503

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The Man in the Willows by Matthew Dennison Pdf

A moving biography of Kenneth Grahame, author of the children's classic The Wind in the Willows, and of the vision of English pastoral life that inspired it.

Author : Kenneth Grahame
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 1983
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : UCAL:B4938295

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Paths to the River Bank by Kenneth Grahame Pdf

Author : Algernon Blackwood
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 54 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2019-09-24
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9780359939220

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The Willows by Algernon Blackwood Pdf

The Willows is famous for being influential on a number of later writers, in particular horror author H.P. Lovecraft who praised it as the finest supernatural tale in English literature. The set-up is intriguing: Two friends are taking a break from a canoe-trip down the snaking, sinuous Danube River when they discover the corpse of a peasant in the woods. When they return to their canoe the oars are missing. As night sets in, a general creeping sense of unease permeates the wild and rural setting...

Author : Kenneth Grahame
Publisher : Read Books Ltd
Page : 193 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2016-01-27
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781473365209

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The Wind in the Willows - Illustrated by Arthur Rackham by Kenneth Grahame Pdf

Kenneth Grahame’s charming children’s classic follows the timeless adventures of Ratty, Mole, Badger, and Toad as they romp around the British countryside. The Wind in the Willows is the enchanting story of four animal friends and their glorious adventures around the Wild Wood and the Thames Riverbank. With themes of unceasing camaraderie, mysticism, morality, and nature, the novel was first published in 1908. Featuring Arthur Rackham’s magical illustrations, this edition brings Kenneth Grahame’s whimsical story to life. A much-adored artist from the Golden Age of Illustration (1850-1925), Rackham’s delicate illustrations further refine and illuminate Grahame’s masterful storytelling. This edition also features an introduction by author A. A. Milne, most well-known for penning the famous stories of Winnie the Pooh (1928).

Author : E. F. Benson
Publisher : Good Press
Page : 31 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2021-04-11
Category : Art
ISBN : EAN:4064066314811

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The Man Who Went Too Far by E. F. Benson Pdf

The Man Who Went Too Far is a short story by E.F. Benson. A man dedicates himself to realizing "unity" in conjunction with nature. In time he gets it, but it is not at all what he expected.

Author : Matthew Dennison
Publisher : St. Martin's Press
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2015-06-09
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781250033956

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Behind the Mask by Matthew Dennison Pdf

A dazzling new biography of Vita Sackville-West, the 20th century aristocrat, literary celebrity, devoted wife, famous lover of Virginia Woolf, recluse, and iconoclast who defied categorization. In this stunning new biography of Vita Sackville-West, Matthew Dennison's Behind the Mask traces the triumph and contradictions of Vita's extraordinary life. His narrative charts a fascinating course from Vita's lonely childhood at Knole, through her affectionate but ‘open' marriage to Harold Nicolson (during which both husband and wife energetically pursued homosexual affairs, Vita most famously with Virginia Woolf), and through Vita's literary successes and disappointments, to the famous gardens the couple created at Sissinghurst. The book tells how, from her privileged world of the aristocracy, Sackville-West brought her penchant for costume, play-acting and rebellion to the artistic vanguard of modern Britain. Dennison is the acclaimed author of many books including a biography of Queen Victoria. Here, in the first biography to be written of Vita for thirty years, he reveals the whole story and gets behind ‘the beautiful mask' of Vita's public achievements to reveal an often troubled persona which heroically resisted compromise on every level. Drawing on wideranging sources and the extensive letters that sustained her marriage, this is a compelling story of love, loss and jealousy, of high-life and low points, of binding affection and illicit passion – a portrait of an extraordinary, 20th-century life.

Author : Alan Alexander Milne
Publisher : Samuel French, Inc.
Page : 92 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 1931
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0573651183

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Toad of Toad Hall by Alan Alexander Milne Pdf

This musical is constantly in demand for groups anxious to produce the better type of imaginative plays for young people. The play expresses perfectly the mood of the Grahame book, which is a combination of poetry, fantasy and exquisite comedy. The romance of early childhood is celebrated in this adaptation. Scripts includes full stage directions, notes on scenery, illustrations of sets, costume, property and lighting plots.

Author : Kenneth Grahame
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2021-09-18
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9798479392047

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The Wind in the Willows Complete Illustrated and Unabridged Edition by Kenneth Grahame Pdf

The Wind in the Willows is a classic of children's literature, first published in 1908. Alternately slow moving and fast paced, it focuses on four anthropomorphised animal characters in a pastoral version of England. The novel is notable for its mixture of mysticism, adventure, morality, and camaraderie and celebrated for its evocation of the nature of the Thames valley.

Author : Mairi Mackinnon
Publisher : English Readers Level 2
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2019-05
Category : Animals
ISBN : 147495801X

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English Readers Level 2: the Wind in the Willows by Mairi Mackinnon Pdf

One day, Mole discovers the enchanting world of the river. He makes new friends: generous Water Rat, kindly Badger - and Toad, whose love of fast cars soon causes mayhem.