The Wind in the Willows
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- Publication date
- 2006-07-09
- Usage
- Public Domain
- Topics
- librivox, literature, children, audiobook, Grahame
- Language
- English
LibriVox recording of The Wind in the Willows
by Kenneth Grahame.
This much-loved story follows a group of animal friends in the English countryside as they pursue adventure, and as adventure pursues them! The chief characters - Mole, Rat, and Toad - generally lead upbeat and happy lives, but their tales are leavened with moments of terror, homesickness, awe, madcap antics, and derring-do.
Although classed as children's literature, The Wind in the Willows holds a gentle fascination for adults too. The vocabulary is decidedly not "Dick and Jane", and a reader with a love of words will find new ones to treasure, even if well-equipped for the journey. Parents will appreciate the themes of loyalty, manners, self-restraint, and comradeship which are evident throughout the book. When the characters err, they are prompt to acknowlege it, and so a reading of this book can model good behavior to children, who will otherwise be enchanted with the many ways in which the lives of these bucolic characters differ from modern life.
This book was so successful that it enabled the author to retire from banking and take up a country life somewhat like that of his creations. It has been adapted for screen, stage, and even a ride at the original Disneyland.
(Summary by Mark F. Smith) Read by: Peter Yearsley Meredith Hughes Kara Shallenberg Betsie Bush Peter Yearsley Vinny Bove Chip Denny Sayers Peter Eastman Kymm Zuckert Kirsten Ferreri Catharine Eastman For further information, including links to online text, reader information, RSS feeds, CD cover or other formats (if available), please go to the LibriVox catalog page for this recording. M4B audiobook of complete book
(Summary by Mark F. Smith) Read by: Peter Yearsley Meredith Hughes Kara Shallenberg Betsie Bush Peter Yearsley Vinny Bove Chip Denny Sayers Peter Eastman Kymm Zuckert Kirsten Ferreri Catharine Eastman For further information, including links to online text, reader information, RSS feeds, CD cover or other formats (if available), please go to the LibriVox catalog page for this recording. M4B audiobook of complete book
- Addeddate
- 2006-07-09 09:43:49
- Boxid
- OL100020304
- Call number
- 94
- External-identifier
- urn:storj:bucket:jvrrslrv7u4ubxymktudgzt3hnpq:wind_in_the_willows_collab_librivox
- External_metadata_update
- 2019-04-17T18:37:48Z
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- wind_in_the_willows_collab_librivox
- Ocr
- ABBYY FineReader 9.0
- Ocr_converted
- abbyy-to-hocr 1.1.11
- Ocr_module_version
- 0.0.14
- Ppi
- 600
- Run time
- 6:29:43
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- LibriVox
- Year
- 2006
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Reviewer:
Richard in Alabama
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favoritefavoritefavoritefavoritefavorite -
March 31, 2014
Subject: glorious story, beautifully read
Subject: glorious story, beautifully read
You don't have to listen to many librivox recordings to figure out that some of the readers are just much better than others. These readers all do a good job. Some do the voices, and at least two sing, with one even playing the piano! Great fun to listen to. Thank you, readers, for taking the time. And thank you for a job well done. The book itself is wonderful, and has survived the test of time for good reason. Toad, of course, is my favorite of the characters, and had me rolling on the floor laughing.
Reviewer:
Pleiades357
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favoritefavoritefavoritefavoritefavorite -
January 23, 2011
Subject: Enjoyable
Subject: Enjoyable
Very worth listening to, beautifully written and, to my memory, very well read.
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