The Wind in the Willows
English children's novel, 1908, originally unillustrated
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Summary
The Wind in the Willows is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 0.85% of literary work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,539 views/month, #241 of 28,446).[2]
Key Facts
- Author: Kenneth Grahame[3]
- Illustrator: Paul Bransom[4]
- Publisher: Charles Scribner's Sons[5]
- Genre: children's fiction[6]
- Commons category: The Wind in the Willows[7]
- Language of work or name: English[8]
- Country of origin: United Kingdom[9]
- Publication date: 1908[10]
- Characters: Mr. Toad[11]
- Has edition or translation: The Wind in the Willows[12], Q108867789[13]
- Narrative location: Berkshire[14], England[15]
- Topic's main category: Category:The Wind in the Willows[16]
- Work available at URL: https://standardebooks.org/ebooks/kenneth-grahame/the-wind-in-the-willows[17]
- Title: The Wind in the Willows[18]
- Native label: The Wind in The Willows[19]
- First line: The Mole had been working very hard all the morning, spring-cleaning his little home.[20]
- Time period: modernism[21]
- Intended public: child[22]
- Last line: This was a base libel on Badger, who, though he cared little about Society, was rather fond of children; but it never failed to have its full effect.[23]
- Derivative work: The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad[24], Toad of Toad Hall[25], The Wind in the Willows[26], Wind in the Willows[27]
- Copyright status: public domain[28]
- Form of creative work: novel[29]
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Why It Matters
The Wind in the Willows has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] It is known by 41 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]