{"product_id":"the-man-in-the-willows-the-life-of-kenneth-grahame-hardcover","title":"The Man in the Willows: The Life of Kenneth Grahame - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMatthew Dennison\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA moving biography of Kenneth Grahame, author of the children's classic \u003ci\u003eThe Wind in the Willows\u003c\/i\u003e, and of the vision of English pastoral life that inspired it.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDuring his regular days in London, Kenneth Grahame sat behind a mahogany desk as Secretary of the Bank of England; on weekends he retired to the house in the country that he shared with his fanciful wife, Elspeth, and their fragile son, Alistair, and took lengthy walks along the Thames in Berkshire, \"tempted by the treasures of hedge and ditch; the rapt surprise of the first lords-and-ladies, the rustle of a field-mouse, the splash of a frog.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe result of these pastoral wanderings was his masterful creation of \u003ci\u003eThe Wind in the Willows\u003c\/i\u003e, the enduring classic of children's literature; a cautionary tale for adult readers; a warning of the fragility of the English countryside; and an expression of fear at threatened social changes that, in the aftermath of the World War I, became a reality. Like its remarkable author, the book balances maverick tendencies with conservatism. Kenneth Grahame was an Edwardian pantheist whose work has a timeless appeal, an escapist whose withdrawal from reality took the form of time travel into his own past.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMatthew Dennison is the author of five critically acclaimed works of non-fiction, including \u003ci\u003eBehind the Mask: The Life of Vita Sackville-West\u003c\/i\u003e, a Book of the Year in \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSpectator\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eIndependent, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eObserver\u003c\/i\u003e. He is a contributor to \u003ci\u003eCountry Life\u003c\/i\u003e and lives in the United Kingdom\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 9.2 x 6.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 05, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51770396311840,"sku":"9781643130071","price":27.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/3a2311f61a7980aef0ed5123c60f72ff.webp?v=1780370870","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-man-in-the-willows-the-life-of-kenneth-grahame-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}