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Edwardian · Children’s literature

The Wind in the Willows

by Kenneth Grahame. A canonical or canon-adjacent work by Kenneth Grahame examining friendship, nature, home; included to broaden the catalog’s historical, literary, or intellectual coverage.

Date
1908
Origin
Scotland / England
Era
Edwardian
Genre
Children’s literature
Difficulty
Moderate
Length
Medium
Collection
The Western Canon

Subjects and themes

Why it matters

A canonical or canon-adjacent work by Kenneth Grahame examining friendship, nature, home; included to broaden the catalog’s historical, literary, or intellectual coverage.

This work is included in the collection on the basis of expanded synthesis: bloom / great books / modern library / revised canon. Its cataloged influence level is 4 out of 5.