The Wind in the Willows Books - The Presidency -- The New York Times

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This award-winning translation by Richard Severe and Larissa Volokhonsky remains true to the verbal inventiveness of Dostoevsky’s prose

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and basic human frailty that are as relevant today as they were when the book was first published in 1962

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The Wind in the Willows Books - The Presidency -- The New York TimesSince its beginnings as a series of stories told to Kenneth Grahames young son, The Wind in the Willows has gone on to become one of the best loved childrens books of all time. The timeless story of Toad, Rat, Mole, and Badger has delighted readers of all ages for more than eighty years. Friendly Rat, mild mannered Mole, wise Badger, and kindbut conceitedToad all live on the banks of the Thames. While Mole and Rat are content to go out in a row boat