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03116aam a2200445Ii 4500 001 A3DDD3F0E96D11E8978F920F97128E48 003 SILO 005 20181116010210 008 171005t20182018enka b 001 0deng d 010 $a 2017473675 020 $a 9781851244799 020 $a 1851244794 035 $a (OCoLC)1005200849 040 $a YDX $b eng $e rda $c YDX $d CDX $d DLC $d OCLCF $d AJB $d UAB $d SILO 043 $a e-uk--- 050 4 $a PR4726.W53 $b H859 2018 082 04 $a 823/.8 $2 23 100 1 $a Hunt, Peter, $d 1945- $e author. 245 14 $a The making of The wind in the willows / $c Peter Hunt. 264 1 $a Oxford : $b Bodleian Library, University of Oxford, $c 2018. 300 $a 112 pages : $b illustrations (chiefly color) ; $c 21 cm 520 $a The Wind in the Willows' has its origins in the bedtime stories that Kenneth Grahame told to his son Alastair and then continued in letters (now held in the Bodleian Library) while he was on holiday. But the book developed into something much more sophisticated than this, as Peter Hunt shows. He identifies the colleagues and friends on whom Grahame is thought to have based the characters of Mole, Rat, Badger and Toad, and explores the literary genres of boating, caravanning and motoring books on which the author drew. He also recounts the extraordinary correspondence surrounding the book's first publication and the influence of two determined women - Elspeth Grahame and publisher's agent Constance Smedley - who helped turn the book into the classic for children we know and love today, when it was almost entirely intended for adults.Generously illustrated with original drawings, fan letters (including one from President Roosevelt) and archival material, this book explores the mysteries surrounding one of the most successful works of children's literature ever published. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (pages 108-109) and index. 505 0 $a The mysteries of The wind in the willows -- The river banker : who was Kenneth Grahame? -- Letters to mouse : drafting the stories -- Messing about in books : building The wind in the willows -- Down stream : what happened afterwards. 600 10 $a Grahame, Kenneth, $d 1859-1932. $t Wind in the willows. 630 07 $a Wind in the willows (Grahame, Kenneth) $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01358149 650 0 $a Children $x History $z Great Britain $x History $y 20th century. 650 0 $a Authors, English $y 20th century $v Biography. 650 0 $a Children's stories, English $x History and criticism. 650 7 $a Authors, English. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00821945 650 7 $a Children $x Books and reading. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00854849 650 7 $a Children's stories, English. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00856704 651 7 $a Great Britain. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01204623 648 7 $a 1900-1999 $2 fast 655 7 $a Biography. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01423686 655 7 $a Criticism, interpretation, etc. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01411635 655 7 $a History. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01411628 941 $a 1 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20231020025145.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=A3DDD3F0E96D11E8978F920F97128E48Initiate Another SILO Locator Search