The boastful unstable Toad the hospitable Water Rat the shy wisechildlike Badger and the Mole with his pleasant habit of brave boyishimpulse noted Vanity Fair n... » 

The boastful unstable Toad the hospitable Water Rat the shy wisechildlike Badger and the Mole with his pleasant habit of brave boyishimpulse noted Vanity Fair nearly a century ago are types of that deeperhumanity which sways us all. Written by Kenneth Grahame as bedtime stories forhis son The Wind in the Willows continues to delight readers today. Basinghis fanciful animal characters on human archetypes Grahame imparts a gentleplayful wisdom in his timeless tales. Few readers will be able to resist aninvitation to join the Wild Wooders at Toad Hall enjoy a quick splash in theriver with Rat and Badger or take a swerving ride with Toad in a borrowedmotorcar. This Modern Library Paperback Classic is set from the firstillustrated American edition of 1913. «