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The Wind in the Willows is a timeless tale of friendship and adventure. In Kenneth Grahame's masterpiece, Mole, Rat, Badger, and the irrepressible Toad embark on a series of exhilarating escapades on the banks of the River Thames. Along the way they navigate challenges, triumph over obstacles, and discover profound truths about loyalty, bravery, and the real meaning of home. Drawing inspiration from real-life individuals, Grahame brings to life a cast of unforgettable characters. Their adventures resonate with readers of all ages, making The Wind in the Willows one of the best-loved classics of all time. This remarkable story has left an indelible mark on literature and entertainment. A. A. Milne, the genius behind the enchanting Winnie the Pooh stories, adapted Grahame's masterpiece for the stage as Toad of Toad Hall in 1929. Since then, numerous television and film adaptations have continued to captivate generations of fans the world over. Delightful, witty illustrations by Murray John animate and enhance this enduring tale.

This Is A New Release Of The Original 1908 Edition.

New and original music by 21st century, American Costa Rican composer James Nathaniel Holland. This extremely versatile publication of a score and set of parts is a great addition to any orchestral or choral music library: either school, church, or community orchestra. Excellent for young musicians or intermediate-level volunteers, for the beginning conductor, but full of meaning for the professional orchestra as well. YouTube video presentation: https: //youtu.be/WonTmPLYP1g These three beautiful Adagios are adapted from JN Holland's ballet, "The Wind in the Willows" Perform together for concert or as stand alone pieces. They are perfect for weddings, funerals, graduations, or any solemn occasions. Texts are non-religious, but express universal sentiments of one's helping others, healing, and impermanence. Complete, intended orchestration for: fl, ob, cl Bb, bsn, hrn, hrp, SATB choir, strings Use as optional accompaniment for solos, or SATB choir. (Vocal parts included.) Adagio No. 1 "My Salvation" (or if "If I've done one bit of good, that is my salvation") text by JN Holland Adagio No. 2 "The Healing Power" (aka "Forget") Text by Kenneth Grahame Adagio No. 3 "All Are Passersby" Mix, omit and match combinations of available instruments of your group. Such as: Strings, woodwind quintet, harp (or piano), soloists and/or chorus. (omissions and combinations thereof, except the essential string section) String orchestra only Tripled Strings players with woodwind quintet Strings, woodwind quintet Included are substitution parts in key of C for the parts of Clarinet in Bb and Horn in F (if those instruments are not available). Add one trumpet, or trombone, etc. etc. (Complete duration: 20 minutes) Composer website: http: //lacoronadelossantos.net/jamesnathanielholland.html

Kenneth Grahame (1859-1932) was a Scottish writer. From 1859 through 1908, he worked at the Bank of England, ending his career as its Secretary. Grahame's output is slight but includes two of the great classics of children's literature, "The Reluctant Dragon" (1898) and The Wind in the Willows (1908). The latter, his magnum opus, is a idyllic tale of the adventures of four animal friends: the Water Rat, Mole, Badger, and the irrepresible Mr. Toad. The book derives from bed-time stories he told his son, Alistair, who was the inspiration for Toad. Trashed by critics, it has none- the less been loved by generations of the and young at heart.

This Is A New Release Of The Original 1895 Edition.

The Reluctant Dragon is a short children's story written by Kenneth Grahame. The story centers around a young boy who discovers a dragon who loves poetry. The two quickly becomes friends but the village is unhappy to learn that there is a dragon near them. The Wind in the Willows is a novel written by Kenneth Grahame that centers around the adventures of four talking animals who form a friendship in Edwardian England. Kenneth Grahame was a prominent British author during the late 19th and early 20th centuries best known for writing classics in children's literature. Grahame's most popular books are The Wind in the Willows and The Reluctant Dragon, both of which were later adapted into Disney films.

Thank you for checking out this children's classic by Guga Books. We appreciate your business and look forward to serving you soon. We have thousands of titles available, and we invite you to search for us by name, contact us via our website, or download our most recent catalogues. 'O, please let me, ' said the Mole. So, of course, the Rat let him. Packing the basket was not quite such pleasant work as unpacking' the basket. It never is. But the Mole was bent on enjoying everything, and although just when he had got the basket packed and strapped up tightly he saw a plate staring up at him from the grass, and when the job had been done again the Rat pointed out a fork which anybody ought to have seen, and last of all, behold! the mustard pot, which he had been sitting on without knowing it-still, somehow, the thing got finished at last, without much loss of temper. The afternoon sun was getting low as the Rat sculled gently homewards in a dreamy mood, murmuring poetry-things over to himself, and not paying much attention to Mole. But the Mole was very full of lunch, and self-satisfaction, and pride, and already quite at home in a boat (so he thought) and was getting a bit restless besides: and presently he said, 'Ratty! Please, I want to row, now!' The Rat shook his head with a smile. 'Not yet, my young friend, ' he said-'wait till you've had a few lessons. It's not so easy as it looks.' The Mole was quiet for a minute or two. But he began to feel more and more jealous of Rat, sculling so strongly and so easily along, and his pride began to whisper that he could do it every bit as well. He jumped up and seized the sculls, so suddenly, that the Rat, who was gazing out over the water and saying more poetry-things to himself, was taken by surprise and fell backwards off his seat with his legs in the air for the second time, while the triumphant Mole took his place and grabbed the sculls with entire confidence. 'Stop it, you SILLY ass!' cried the Rat, from the bottom of the boat. 'You can't do it! You'll have us over!' The Mole flung his sculls back with a flourish, and made a great dig at the water. He missed the surface altogether, his legs flew up above his head, and he found himself lying on the top of the prostrate Rat. Greatly alarmed, he made a grab at the side of the boat, and the next moment-Sploosh! Over went the boat, and he found himself struggling in the river. O my, how cold the water was, and O, how VERY wet it felt. How it sang in his ears as he went down, down, down! How bright and welcome the sun looked as he rose to the surface coughing and spluttering! How black was his despair when he felt himself sinking again! Then a firm paw gripped him by the back of his neck. It was the Rat, and he was evidently laughing-the Mole could FEEL him laughing, right down his arm and through his paw, and so into his-the Mole's-neck. The Rat got hold of a scull and shoved it under the Mole's arm; then he did the same by the other side of him and, swimming behind, propelled the helpless animal to shore, hauled him out, and set him down on the bank, a squashy, pulpy lump of misery. When the Rat had rubbed him down a bit, and wrung some of the wet out of him, he said, 'Now, then, old fellow! Trot up and down the towing-path as hard as you can, till you're warm and dry again, while I dive for the luncheon-basket.' So the dismal Mole, wet without and ashamed within, trotted about till he was fairly dry, while the Rat plunged into the water again, recovered the boat, righted her and made her fast, fetched his floating property to shore by degrees, and finally dived successfully for the luncheon-basket and struggled to land with it.

t was a bland, sunny morning of a mediæval May, -an old-style May of the most typical quality; and the Council of the little town of St. Radegonde were assembled, as was their wont at that hour, in the picturesque upper chamber of the Hôtel de Ville, for the dispatch of the usual municipal business. Though the date was early sixteenth century, the members of this particular town-council possessed considerable resemblance to those of similar assemblies in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and even the nineteenth centuries, in a general absence of any characteristic at all-unless a pervading hopeless insignificance can be considered as such. All the character in the room, indeed, seemed to be concentrated in the girl who stood before the table, erect, yet at her ease, facing the members in general and Mr. Mayor in particular; a delicate-handed, handsome girl of some eighteen summers, whose tall, supple figure was well set off by the quiet, though tasteful mourning in which she was clad.

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Kenneth Grahame's classic children's tale, The Wind in the Willows, tells of the adventures of the good-natured but rather shallow and conceited Mr. Toad. Set in a fictionalized version of England and populated with a host of anthropomorphic animals, Grahame's whimsical story charms adults as it delights children. The author also gently incorporates hints of social satire, but The Wind in the Willows is at its core a tale for youth and those who wistfully remember it.

NEW CHRISTMAS MUSIC!! Carol (Villagers All This Frosty Morn) from Kenneth Grahame's classic novel "The Wind in the Willows" and arranged from the ballet, "The Wind in the Willows" by American composer James Nathaniel Holland. Here in complete anthem form with orchestral accompaniment. Perfect for a children's Christmas concert. Instrumentation: Fl12, Ob12, EH, ClBb 12, BCl, Bsn 12, Cbsn, HrnF 1234, Trmp Bb12, Trmb, Tba, Timp, Perc (hand cym, sus. cym w/mallet, tri), glock, pno, strings Full score in concert pitch and parts Included. Scene Synopsis: The scene opens as Rat has succumbed to winter hibernation in front of his cozy fire. Mole takes the opportunity to return to his home, once neat tidy this past spring, now abandoned and neglected due to his adventures with Mr. Toad and with Rat over the summer and autumn. Mole hears singing outside his window and opens the door to carolers. It's a winter wonderland and he dances to music of this carol, announcing the joy all the animals felt when the baby Jesus was born on Christmas day. (Duration: 4:04) Choral with piano reduction accompaniment sold separately. Longer concertwork scene available. YouTube video presentation of scene 3 from the ballet "The Wind in Willows" https: //www.youtube.com/watch?v=-UzxwG6GYpA

Meet little Mole, willful Ratty, Badger the perennial bachelor, and petulant Toad. Over one hundred years since their first appearance in 1908, they've become emblematic archetypes of eccentricity, folly, and friendship. And their misadventures-in gypsy caravans, stolen sports cars, and their Wild Wood-continue to capture readers' imaginations and warm their hearts long after they grow up. Begun as a series of letters from Kenneth Grahame to his son, The Wind in the Willows is a timeless tale of animal cunning and human camaraderie.

The story takes place in the Berkshire Downs in Oxfordshire (where the author lived and where, according to legend, St George did fight a dragon). It is Grahame's most famous short story. It is arguably better known than Dream Days itself or the related The Golden Age. It can be seen as a prototype to most modern stories in which the dragon is a sympathetic character rather than a threat. In Grahame's story, a young boy discovers an erudite, poetry-loving dragon living in the Downs above his home. The two become friends, but soon afterwards the dragon is discovered by the townsfolk, who send for St George to rid them of it. The boy introduces St George to the dragon, and the two decide that it would be better for them not to fight.

Duration: 3:55 Add this new carol to your Christmas concert. Arranged for SATB Choir and Brass Quintet from James Nathaniel Holland's children's ballet, The Wind in the Willows. Kenneth Grahame's words are set to a flowing, sentimental melody. Joy shall be theirs in the morning! Composer website: http: //www.lacoronadelossantos.net/jamesnathanielholland.html

Kenneth Grahame ( 8 March 1859 - 6 July 1932) was a Scottish writer, most famous for The Wind in the Willows (1908), one of the classics of children's literature. He also wrote The Reluctant Dragon. Both books were later adapted for stage and film, of which A.A. Milne's Toad of Toad Hall was the first. The Disney films, The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad and The Reluctant Dragon, have become the best known adaptations. Early life: Kenneth Grahame was born on 8 March 1859 in Edinburgh, Scotland. When he was a little more than a year old, his father, an advocate, received an appointment as sheriff-substitute in Argyllshire at Inveraray on Loch Fyne. Kenneth loved the sea and was happy there, but when he was five, his mother died of puerperal fever, [1] and his father, who had a drinking problem, gave over care of Kenneth, his brother Willie, his sister Helen and the new baby Roland to Granny Ingles, the children's grandmother, in Cookham Dean in the village of Cookham in Berkshire. There the children lived in a spacious, if dilapidated, home, The Mount, on spacious grounds in idyllic surroundings, and were introduced to the riverside and boating by their uncle, David Ingles, curate at Cookham Dean church. This ambiance, particularly Quarry Wood and the River Thames, is believed, by Peter Green, his biographer, to have inspired the setting for The Wind in the Willows. He was an outstanding pupil at St Edward's School in Oxford. During his early years at St Edwards, a sports regimen had not been established and the boys had freedom to explore the old city with its quaint shops, historic buildings, and cobblestone streets, St Giles' Fair, the upper reaches of the Thames, and the nearby countryside. Death: Grahame died in Pangbourne, Berkshire, in 1932. He is buried in Holywell Cemetery, Oxford. Grahame's cousin Anthony Hope, also a successful author, wrote his epitaph, which reads: "To the beautiful memory of Kenneth Grahame, husband of Elspeth and father of Alastair, who passed the river on the 6th of July, 1932, leaving childhood and literature through him the more blest for all time.

(LARGE PRINT EDITION) 1895. It was the great poet Swinburne who wrote of The Golden Age as one of the few books which are well-nigh too praiseworthy for praise. The art of writing adequately and receptively about children is among the rarest and most precious of all arts. In its pages, alive with memories of the author's boyhood, a troupe of clever and imaginative youngsters carry out their pranks and adventures, evoking youth for every reader. Another delightful volume from the author of The Wind in the Willows and Dream Days. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.

Dream Days is a collection of children's fiction and reminiscences of childhood written by Kenneth Grahame. A sequel to the 1895 collection The Golden Age (some of its selections feature the same family of five children), The book is best known for its inclusion of Grahame's classic story "The Reluctant Dragon".Dream Days received strong approval from the literary critics of the day. In one modern estimation, both books "paint a convincingly unsentimental picture of childhood, with the adults in these sketches totally out of touch with the real concerns of the young people around them, including their griefs and rages."

Thank you for checking out this book by Theophania Publishing. We appreciate your business and look forward to serving you soon. We have thousands of titles available, and we invite you to search for us by name, contact us via our website, or download our most recent catalogues. Looking back to those days of old, ere the gate shut behind me, I can see now that to children with a proper equipment of parents these things would have worn a different aspect. But to those whose nearest were aunts and uncles, a special attitude of mind may be allowed. They treated us, indeed, with kindness enough as to the needs of the flesh, but after that with indifference (an indifference, as I recognise, the result of a certain stupidity), and therewith the commonplace conviction that your child is merely animal. At a very early age I remember realising in a quite impersonal and kindly way the existence of that stupidity, and its tremendous influence in the world; while there grew up in me, as in the parallel case of Caliban upon Setebos, a vague sense of a ruling power, wilful and freakish, and prone to the practice of vagaries-"just choosing so: " as, for instance, the giving of authority over us to these hopeless and incapable creatures, when it might far more reasonably have been given to ourselves over them. These elders, our betters by a trick of chance, commanded no respect, but only a certain blend of envy-of their good luck-and pity-for their inability to make use of it. Indeed, it was one of the most hopeless features in their character (when we troubled ourselves to waste a thought on them: which wasn't often) that, having absolute licence to indulge in the pleasures of life, they could get no good of it.

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Ny udgave med nyt omslag. Udkommer i børnebogsserie Gyldendals Udødelige, som er klassikere til børn. Vinden i piletræerne er den klassiske fortælling om vennerne Muldvarpen, Vandrotten, Tudse og Grævlingen. Historien handler om venskab og opdagelser, farer og loyalitet. Den blev udgivet første gang i 1908 og blev omgående en bestseller. Siden har bogen fortryllet generation efter generation over hele verden.Kenneth Grahame (1857-1932) arbejdede i Bank of England og skrev bøger i sin fritid. I 1908 udkom Kenneths Grahames mest kendte fortælling Vinden i piletræerne, der begyndte som en række godnathistorier han fortalte sin søn, Alastair.

Exploring the Berkshire Downs of Oxfordshire, a curious young boy discovers a wise old dragon, and the pair become fast friends. When the townspeople learn of the dragon's existence, however, they send for St. George to kill him. A sequel to his beloved The Golden Age, Dream Days is a collection of stories for children by Kenneth Grahame.

Enter the world of The Wind in the Willows, where Mole and Ratty explore the riverbanks with new friend Toad. This heartwarming tale of friendship, with stunning illustrations and a new introduction from David Roberts, is perfect for all ages.

The Golden Age was published in 1895, by a British writer Kenneth Grahame. What's interesting about The Golden Age is that in this book, Grahame uses the metaphor of Ancient Greek legends and stories as parallels to his own life. The adults are termed "The Olympians" appearing remote, inaccessible, and lofty to a child. Their activities are incomprehensible to the young mind while they had no interest in the doings of their wards. Grahame's humorous yet ironical tone lends a touch of fun to the adult world as seen through the eyes of a child.

Pagan Papers, has been considered important throughout human history. In an effort to ensure that this work is never lost, we have taken steps to secure its preservation by republishing this book in a modern format for both current and future generations. This complete book has been retyped, redesigned, and reformatted. Since these books are not scans of the authors' original publications, the text is readable and clear.

Join Mole, Rat, Badger, and Toad as they embark on their odd adventures on and by the river, filled with danger, excitement, and unforgettable moments. This timeless classic has delighted readers of all ages and continues to do so.Friendly Rat, mild-mannered Mole, wise Badger, and kind-but conceited-Toad all live on the banks of the Thames. While Mole and Rat are content to go out in a row boat or travel the roads in a caravan, Toad prefers the excitement of motor cars. He's already wrecked seven! While his friends try to keep him out of trouble, his passion for cars eventually results in his being caught and kept prisoner in the remotest dungeon of the best-guarded castle in all the land. Somehow, he has to escape and get home but what will he discover when he gets there ?The Wind in the Willows is a book for those "who keep the spirit of youth alive in them; of life, sunshine, running water, woodlands, dusty roads, winter firesides." So, wrote Kenneth Grahame of his timeless tale of Rat, Mole, Badger, and Toad.

"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."