The Wind in the Willows
The adventures of four amiable animals, Rat, Toad, Mole and Badger, along a river in the English countryside.
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On a spring morning in the English countryside, Mole leaves his underground home and meets Water Rat by the river. They befriend wise Badger in the Wild Wood and the wealthy Mr Toad of Toad Hall, whose new motorcar mania lands him in jail and his ancestral home in the paws of stoats and weasels.
Yes. The Wind in the Willows was published in 1908 and is in the public domain. Free editions are available legally through Project Gutenberg.
Yes, multiple times. Notable adaptations include the 1996 Terry Jones film, the 2006 BBC TV movie, and Disney's 1949 The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad. The story of Toad of Toad Hall, Mole, Rat, and Badger has been continuously adapted for over 100 years.
The Wind in the Willows was written by Kenneth Grahame, published in 1908 by Signet Classics.
The Wind in the Willows is 192 pages in standard print editions, though page counts vary slightly between hardcover, paperback, and large-print formats.
At an average reading pace of about 250 words per minute, The Wind in the Willows takes most readers 3 to 4 hours to finish.
The Wind in the Willows is a standalone novel by Kenneth Grahame, not part of a series.
The Wind in the Willows is available in hardcover, paperback, ebook, and audiobook formats from Amazon, Bookshop.org, ThriftBooks, and most major bookstores.
