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About Kenneth Grahame

Kenneth Grahame was born in Edinburgh in 1859. He was educated at St Edward's School, Oxford, but family circumstances prevented him from entering Oxford University. He joined the Bank of England as a gentleman clerk in 1879, rising to become the Bank's Secretary in 1898. He wrote a series of short stories, married Elspeth Thomson in 1899 and their only child, Alistair, was born a year later. He left the Bank in 1908, the year that The Wind in the Willows was published. Though not an immediate success, by the time of Grahame's death in 1932 it was recognised as a children's classic.

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Stick out your tongue day

The Wind in the Willows - a silly read for a silly day! By Kenneth Grahame from Faber & Faber

8 days ago

Plastic Free July

Learn and read about the creatures that live alongside us in The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame from Race Point Publishing

24 days ago

Refugee Week

There’s no place like it... The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame from Faber & Faber

1 month ago

National Share-a-Story Month

Who doesn't love storytime. Curl up with your kids and The Wind in the Willows. The perfect read for storytime! Kenneth Grahame from Macmillan Collector's Library.

2 months ago

Happy birthday Kenneth Grahame

Happy Birthday Kenneth Grahame! Now's the time to read The Wind in the Willows published by Penguin Random House Children's UK.

4 months ago

Happy birthday Kenneth Grahame

Happy Birthday Kenneth Grahame! Now's the time to read The Wind in the Willows published by Faber & Faber.

4 months ago

Happy birthday Kenneth Grahame

Happy Birthday Kenneth Grahame! Now's the time to read The Wind in the Willows published by Race Point Publishing.

4 months ago

Happy birthday Kenneth Grahame

Happy Birthday Kenneth Grahame! Now's the time to read The Wind in the Willows published by Macmillan Collector's Library.

4 months ago

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