Literature Project #339 Kenneth Grahame 'The Wind in the Willows'
339 days into my year long daily Literature project. I could spend weeks, and possibly the rest of my life, on a canal boat. Kenneth Grahame wrote his most well known and best loved book "The Wind in the Willow" in 1908. Born in Scotland, he spent most of his childhood with his grandmother in England, following the death of his mother and his father's inability to look after the children. Before writing The Wind in the Willows, he published three other books: Pagan Papers (1893), The Golden Age (1895), and Dream Days (1898), I must confess to not having read any of them.
“Believe me, my young friend, there is nothing - absolutely nothing - half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats.”
Hello! I saw your post and wanted to comment. I love the picture of the Long Boat. I am from the USA. My wife and I have been watching "Great Canal Journeys" on Amazon Prime TV. The hosts are Timothy West and Prunella Scales, from Britain. We have loved traveling the canals!
I've also read the book, "The Wind in the Willow" which was a most enjoyable book!
I love your quote!
I've also read the book, "The Wind in the Willow" which was a most enjoyable book!
I love your quote!