Kenneth Grahame

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The Wind in the Willows is a book of animal tales by British writer Kenneth Grahame. It was published in 1908. It was part of author's writings of a series of bedtime stories for his son. The beautifully written work, with its evocative descriptions of the countryside, became a classic of English children's literature. It is a story that adults have enjoyed as much as children. Tales in the book relate the adventures of several animal friends primarily Mole, Rat, Toad, and Badger in the English countryside. Although they converse and behave like humans, each animal also retains its distinctive habits.The Window in the Willows begins when Mole decides to go to the riverbank one morning where he comes across his friend Rat, a water rat, and they spend the spring and summer together. One day they visit the boastful Mr. Toad, owner of Toad Hall, who possesses large amounts of money but not much brain. Later, Mole and Rat go to the Wild Wood to visit the kindly and responsible Badger.

In the issue of general culture and attainments, we children stood on quite even footing. True, it was always the case that one of us would be picked at random, inexplicably, and without regard to his own preferences to struggle with the inflections of some idiotic language that was long since dead; meanwhile, another, from some fancied artistic tendency that always failed to justify itself, might be told off without warning to hammer out scales and exercises, and to bedew the pointless keys with wet tears of exhaustion or indignation.However, neither would have cared to be the best in areas that were common to both sexes and considered important even for someone whose ambitions did not go beyond cracking whips in circus rings, such as geography, mathematics, or the tiresome activities of kings and queens. Indeed, despite the differences in our individual talents, we were all held at a largely similar dead level-one of ignorance tempered by disobedience.

Of course, ""The Rudge"" is an extreme case, but this endearing personality on the roads is real. It is a feature of the older rural roads that developed from the first ancient tracks. The town's name, which combines a Roman or Saxon suffix with a British base, has several clues. Three hundred years ago, in better times, mariners from Bristol City peered out from the prows of their ships and weren't sure if the land they could see was maybe Jerusalem or Madagascar. Thinking about what Americans refer to as the ""getting-off site,"" Ulysses observed, ""It may be that the gulfs will wash us down, and it may be that we may touch the Happy Isles."" It will never make sense to the average person why a book buyer purchases books. It would be cowardly to stay out of the fight while books continue to flaunt their venal charms. The cashier had developed a certain way of viewing life, the rushing, rushing, traveling, selling Life of the Highway, at its best. Above all, he belonged to a small group of people with keen vision who are aware of both their strengths and their true desires.

Everything jumped and pulsed in response to the giant's movement since it was one of the earliest awakenings of the year. The powerful wind was screaming and chasing the lord of the dawn outside. Our pond had a belt of rhododendrons growing next to it, and everything around it was in foul bloom. Edward and Harold were enjoying the opportunity to return to the sheaves from the rick yard in empty wagons. It was the closest we inland urchins could get to a sailing route. On these dusty quarter decks, exciting scenarios like Sir Richard Grenville on the Revenge, the smoke-draped Battle of the Nile, and the Death of Nelson had all been acted out in turn. Modern aunts avoided it, preferring to handle their finances and correspondence in other places. On this, the leading lady decided to halt and take the time to inspect how her new dressing robe fit. Edward's dramatic impulses were overwhelmed by this, so he entered the stage with flourishes appropriate for the situation. Following a battle along legal lines, Selina was fatally stabbed slowly and with unction, and her corpse was carried from the room. The professor intended to reject Olympians for adding two and two. We took care to keep our aptitude for a straightforward syllogism a secret.

After leaving his deep home, the mole arrives to a river he has never seen before. Toad is wealthy, merry, amiable, and kindhearted, but he is also haughty and has a quick temper. He frequently becomes fixated on popular trends before dumping them out of the blue. Toad's passion for caravan travel is supplanted with a fixation with motorcars after a passing automobile scares his horse into a ditch. In an effort to meet the moral and wise Badger, Mole and Rat travel to the Wild Wood to find him. They discover that Toad has been in seven automobile accidents, has visited the hospital three times, and has racked up significant penalties. When the moment is perfect, Badger and Mole decide to come up with a strategy to keep Toad from harming himself. The three of them place Toad under house imprisonment with themselves serving as guards as spring approaches, but Toad connives Ratty into leaving so he may escape. Badger, Rat, Mole, and Toad attack the partying Wild-Wooders who are unaware that they are being ambushed in Toad Hall. The book includes a number of standalone short stories starring Rat and Mole, including one in which they come across the untamed god Pan while looking for Otter's son Portly. The majority of these come in between the chapters that detail Toad's exploits.

This collectible heirloom edition of the nostalgic childhood classic The Wind In the Willows includes a special slipcase and ribbon marker.For more than a century, Kenneth Grahame's The Wind In the Willows has captivated children with the adventures of Mole, Rat, Toad, and Badger. Join these endearing characters along the riverside and learn lessons in friendship and morality. Children and parents alike will enjoy reading this tale demonstrating the downfalls of greed, the value of camaraderie, the importance of joy, and other positive messages. This charming classic is brought to life with original illustrations by renowned artist Don Daily, posthumously published in Daily's honor. With big personalities, wry humor, amazing artwork, and lovable characters, this gorgeous slipcase edition of The Wind In the Willows will hold a treasured spot on your bookshelf for years to come.

Avtor etoj povesti Kennet Grem (1859 - 1932), do togo kak stat vsemirno izvestnym pisatelem, izdal neskolko esse, vospominanija o detstve i povest "Drakon-lezheboka", po kotoroj v 1941 godu studiej "Disnej" byl postavlen multfilm. Povest "Veter v ivakh" K. Grem nachal pisat dlja svoego malenkogo syna, boleznennogo, uprjamogo, neposlushnogo rebjonka. Imenno on stal prototipom mistera Touda - neuravnoveshennogo, ekzaltirovannogo Zhaba, vechno vovlekajuschego svoikh druzej, da i sebja tozhe, v opasnye prikljuchenija. Drugie glavnye geroi povesti - Barsuk, Krot i djadjushka Ret - vodjanaja krysa - tipichnye anglichane: oni ljubjat svoj dom, nastojaschij anglijskij komfort, razmerennyj obraz zhizni. Pri etom chastenko, kak budto by protiv svoej voli, okazyvajutsja vtjanutymi v raznye peredelki, iz kotorykh neizmenno vykhodjat pobediteljami.Povest pereizdaetsja v raznykh stranakh uzhe pochti 120 let, perevedena na mnogie jazyki mira. Na russkij jazyk ee perevodili neskolko perevodchikov, v etom izdanii predstavlen perevod detskoj pisatelnitsy i perevodchitsy Iriny Tokmakovoj.Dlja srednego shkolnogo vozrasta.Perevodchik: Tokmakova Irina PetrovnaKhudozhnik: Ionajtis Olga Borisovna

Samuju izvestnuju svoju knigu, "Veter v ivakh", Kennet Grem napisal v 1908 godu. Schitaetsja, chto v ejo osnovu legli rannie vpechatlenija junogo Grema, poluchennye vo vremja uchjoby v shkole svjatogo Edvarda v Oksforde. V shkolnye gody buduschij pisatel brodil po uzkim ulochkam malenkikh gorodkov i ljubovalsja zhivopisnymi beregami Temzy. A sochinjat istorii o mistere Toude, djadjushke Rete i Krote Kennet Grem nachal dlja svoego syna Alistera - boleznennogo i svoevolnogo malchika, kotorogo roditeli schitali genialnym rebjonkom.Dostoslavnyj mister Toud - uvlekajuschajasja natura. To on khodit pod parusom, to reshaet zavesti ploskodonku s shestom, a to i vovse poselitsja na vode v dome-poplavke. I vsjo zhe glavnoj ego strastju stanovitsja avtomobil. Zhal tolko, chto mister Toud reshil vodit ego, tak i ne nauchivshis eto delat. Djadjushke Retu, Krotu, Barsuku i drugim ego druzjam pridetsja vyzvoljat Touda iz samykh raznykh neprijatnostej. No neugomonnyj mister Toud im sovsem ne blagodaren: etot samouverennyj khvastun reshil povidat mir - i teper nichto ego ne ostanovit! Dlja detej mladshego shkolnogo vozrasta.

"All this he saw, for one moment breathless and intense, vivid on the morning sky; and still, as he looked, he lived; and still, as he lived, he wondered." For more than a century, The Wind in the Willows and its endearing protagonists-Mole, Water Rat, Badger, and, of course, the incorrigible Toad-have enchanted children of all ages. Whether the four friends are setting forth on an exciting adventure, engaging in a comic caper, or simply relaxing by the River Thames, their stories will surprise and captivate you. Hailed as one of the most enduringly popular works of the twentieth century, this story is a classic of magical fancy and enchanting wit. Penned in lyrical prose, the adventures and misadventures of the book's intrepid quartet of heroes raise fantasy to the level of myth. Reflecting the freshness of childhood wonder, it still offers adults endless sophistication, substance, and depth. The animals' world embodies the author's wry, whimsical, and unfailingly inventive imagination. It is a world that succeeding generations of both adult and young readers have found irresistible. But why say more? To use the words of the estimable Mr. Toad himself: "Travel, change, interest, excitement ...Come inside."