The Wind in the Willows Lib/E

One Spring morning, Mole abandons his spring cleaning and surfaces into the sunlight and warm grass of a great meadow. Rambling busily along the hedgerows he comes all at once to the edge of a river. Mole is entranced. Here on the river bank he meets the Water Rat. Mole stays with the Water Rat in his snug waterside home where the river laps at the sill of the window and here he meets Ratty's friends: Badger who lives in the Wild Wood and the incorrigible Toad of Toad Hall.A timeless tale of waterside Britain that has been loved by generations of children and acclaimed as a classic. The story of Mole, Ratty, Badger, and Toad and their escapades, whether messing about on the river or puttering about in Toad's shiny new car, cannot fail to enchant every listener.Many of the original cast from Alan Bennett's acclaimed National Theatre production appear in this dramatization for BBC Radio 4, including Richard Briers as Rat, Adrian Scarborough as Mole, and Terence Rigby as Albert, with Alan Bennett as the narrator.

About the Author :
Kenneth Grahame (1859-1932), Scottish-born author, was raised by his grandmother in Berkshire, England, along the banks of the Thames River. He began working at the Bank of England in 1879. As a pastime, he wrote light nonfiction and articles for newspapers. The Wind in the Willows, originally written as letters to his son, established him as a writer of children's books and had a deep influence on fantasy literature. Alan Bennett is a renowned playwright, essayist, screenwriter, and author who has won dozens of awards in his more than fifty-year career, including awards for lifetime achievement. His bestselling titles include The Uncommon Reader, Untold Stories, Writing Home, and others. Alan Bennett is a renowned playwright, essayist, screenwriter, and author who has won dozens of awards in his more than fifty-year career, including awards for lifetime achievement. His bestselling titles include The Uncommon Reader, Untold Stories, Writing Home, and others. Richard Briers (1934-2013) was an English actor whose fifty-year career involved roles on television, stage, film, and radio. He became a household name during the 1970s due to his popular role in the British sitcom The Good Life. He also began narrating the children's cartoon series Roobarb and Custard during this time in addition to lending his voice to the animated version of Watership Down. Although best known for his comedy roles in film and on television, he also joined Sir Kenneth Branagh's Renaissance Theatre Company in 1987 where he went on to perform a number of classical roles. Adrian Scarborough is a voice talent and audiobook narrator. Terence Rigby has played Pozzo twice on stage. He was in Peter Hall's 1998 production and then repeated the role in Hall's 50th anniversary production at the Theatre Royal Bath in 2005. He has also played Davies in Harold Pinter's The Caretaker at the Old Vic in Bristol. He has a close association with Pinter having appeared in United States premieres of The Homecoming and No Man's Land, both directed by Peter Hall. His television appearances include Softly Softly, Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy, and Born to Run with Billie Whitelaw. His films include Elizabeth, Dogs of War, and Tomorrow Never Dies.

Review :
"A book that we all greatly loved and admired and read aloud or alone, over and over and over." -- "Christopher Robin Milne, author of The Enchanted Places" "Read it and reread it, and have come to accept the characters as old friends." -- "US President Theodore Roosevelt"