The Wind in the Willows

The escapades of four animal friends who live along a river in the English countryside--Toad, Mole, Rat, and Badger. CONTENTS: The River Bank -- The Open Road -- The Wild Wood -- Mr. Badger -- Dulce Domum -- Mr. Toad -- The Piper at the Gates of Dawn -- Toad's Adventurers -- Wayfarers All -- The Further Adventures of Toad -- "Like Summer Tempests Came His Tears" -- The Return of Ulysses. ILLUSTRATIONS: The Piper at the Gates of Dawn -- It was the Water Rat -- "Come On!" he said, "We shall just have to walk it" -- In panic, he began to run -- Through the Wild Wood and the snow -- Toad was a helpless prisoner in the remotest dungeon -- He lay prostrate in his misery on the floor -- "It's a hard life, by all accounts," murmured the Rat -- Dwelling chiefly on his own cleverness, and presence of mind in emergencies -- The Badger said, "Now then, follow me!".