Who illustrated The Wind in the Willows?

The Wind in the Willows was the last work illustrated by Arthur Rackham. The book with his illustrations was issued posthumously in a limited edition by the Folio Society with 16 colour plates in 1940 in the US.

Is The Wind in the Willows a picture book?

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What is the moral of The Wind in the Willows?

As it is Grahame’s escape from his own reality that inspired the shenanigans of the characters, so the moral of the story is essentially to try to do your best at all times, forgive others, and make the world a better place. One of the morals of The Wind in the Willows is the joy that comes from journeys.

Why is it called The Wind in the Willows?

After back and forth correspondence with Grahame, his publisher Sir Algernon Methuen wrote to say he had settled on The Wind in the Willows because of its “charming and wet sound”. Today, one of the mysteries surrounding the novel is the meaning of the title.

When was the Wind in the Willows illustrated by Arthur Rackham?

The Wind in the Willows was the last work illustrated by Arthur Rackham. The book with his illustrations was issued posthumously in a limited edition by the Folio Society with 16 colour plates in 1940 in the US. It was not issued with the Rackham illustrations in the UK until 1950.

Where did the author of the Wind in the Willows live?

He moved back to Berkshire, where he had lived as a child, and spent his time by the River Thames, doing much as the animal characters in his book do – to quote, “simply messing about in boats” – and expanding the bedtime stories he had earlier told his son Alastair into a manuscript for the book.

What was the first TV adaptation of the Wind in the Willows?

Television Toad of Toad Hall, the first live action film of the novel. Adapted by Michael Barry for BBC Television and transmitted live in 1946. The Wind in the Willows, a 1969 TV series adaptation of the story produced by Anglia Television, told by still illustrations by artist John Worsley.

When was the Wind in the Willows by Patrick Benson published?

Patrick Benson re-illustrated the story in 1994 and HarperCollins published it in 1994 together with the William Horwood sequels The Willows in Winter, Toad Triumphant and The Willows and Beyond. It was published in the US in 1995 by St. Martin’s Press.

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