Animal Farm is an allegorical novella by George Orwell, first published in England on 17 August 1945. According to Orwell, the book reflects events leading up to the Russian Revolution of 1917 and then on into the Stalinist era of the Soviet Union. Orwell wrote the book between November 1943 and February 1944, when th...
The Wind in the Willows is a children's novel by Kenneth Grahame, first published in 1908. Alternately slow moving and fast paced, it focuses on four anthropomorphised animals in a pastoral version of Edwardian England. The novel is notable for its mixture of mysticism, adventure, morality and camaraderie, and celebra...
1903 THE WIND IN THE WILLOWS Kenneth Grahame Grahame, Kenneth (1859-1932) - English essayist and writer of childrens' books. He worked on the staff of the Bank of England as a Secretary. The Wind in the Willows (1908) - A classic childrens' fantasy featuring the characters of Mole, Water Rat, Mr. Toad and other...
