The Wind in the Willows

Published in 1908

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A dark green book cover stamped in gold with Pan playing his pipes among the reeds, two small animals at his feet
Cover of the first edition (1908)

One spring morning the Mole throws down his brush in the middle of his spring-cleaning and goes out into the world, where he finds the river and the Water Rat, who teaches him to row. Through the year that follows they visit the wise and gruff Badger in the Wild Wood and try to save the rich, boastful Toad of Toad Hall from his passion for motor-cars. Kenneth Grahame first told these stories to his young son; they were published in 1908.