{"product_id":"the-wind-in-the-willows-kenneth-grahame-9781509827930","title":"The Wind in the Willows (Kenneth Grahame)","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOne of the most celebrated works of classic literature for children, \u003ci\u003eThe Wind in the Willows\u003c\/i\u003e by Kenneth Grahame remains a timeless tale of camaraderie, loyalty and bravery more than a hundred years after its first publication. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMole and Rat have a pleasant life by the river, where they talk, boat and wile away the days. The wise and private Mr Badger lives sedately in the Wild Woods, content in his solitude. Then there's Mr Toad - wealthy, impulsive and utterly obsessed with motor cars, he's always getting into scrapes and can't survive without the help of his friends.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith sixteen gorgeous colour illustrations by the celebrated Arthur Rackham, and an afterword by author David Stuart Davies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAutorenportrait\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eKenneth 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 \u003ci\u003eThe Wind in the Willows\u003c\/i\u003e was published. Though not an immediate success, by the time of Grahame's death in 1932 it was recognised as a children's classic.\nDavid Stuart Davies is an author, playwright and editor and is regarded as an authority on Sherlock Holmes. His fiction includes novels featuring his wartime detective Johnny Hawke and several Sherlock Holmes novels - including \u003ci\u003eSherlock Holmes and the Devil's Promise\u003c\/i\u003e. He is a committee member of the Crime Writers' Association, editing their monthly publication, \u003ci\u003eRed Herrings\u003c\/i\u003e, and is a Fellow of the Royal Literary Fund.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eWeitere Angaben\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eBuch (Hardcover), Englisch, 240 Seiten\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Weltbild.ch: Bücher \u0026 Outlet","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":65807970599261,"sku":"K065833417","price":12.3,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0911\/8915\/0045\/files\/6583341700001A.jpg?v=1788497414","url":"https:\/\/weltbild.ch\/products\/the-wind-in-the-willows-kenneth-grahame-9781509827930","provider":"Weltbild.ch Bücher \u0026 Outlet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}