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The Wind in the Willows

Kenneth Grahame (1859–1932)

12 chapters and parts · about 5 hours to read

What the book is about

"The Wind in the Willows" by Kenneth Grahame is a children's novel published in 1908. It follows Mole, Ratty, and Badger as they attempt to help the wealthy but reckless Mr. Toad, who becomes dangerously obsessed with motorcars and lands himself in serious trouble. Their adventures along the riverbank and through the Wild Wood blend friendship, excitement, and humor. Based on bedtime stories Grahame told his son, this tale of anthropomorphized animals has become a beloved classic of British literature.

This summary comes from the Project Gutenberg catalogue, where it was written automatically.

  • Animals
  • Country life
  • England
  • Fantasy fiction
  • Friendship

Chapters

  1. Chapter IThe River Bankabout 22 minutes
  2. Chapter IIThe Open Roadabout 21 minutes
  3. Chapter IIIThe Wild Woodabout 22 minutes
  4. Chapter IVMr. Badgerabout 23 minutes
  5. Chapter VDulce Domumabout 26 minutes
  6. Chapter VIMr. Toadabout 22 minutes
  7. Chapter VIIThe Piper at the Gates of Dawnabout 19 minutes
  8. Chapter VIIIToad’s Adventuresabout 24 minutes
  9. Chapter IXWayfarers Allabout 29 minutes
  10. Chapter XThe Further Adventures of Toadabout 30 minutes
  11. Chapter XI“Like Summer Tempests Came His Tears”about 30 minutes
  12. Chapter XIIThe Return of Ulyssesabout 24 minutes

The Wind in the Willows, by Kenneth Grahame, is in the public domain in the United States. Text from Project Gutenberg, eBook #289, with thanks. Sureno removed Project Gutenberg's header and licence and set the text in large print; this is not an official Project Gutenberg edition. Outside the United States, check your own country's copyright rules before copying it.

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