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Kenneth Grahame's The Wind in the Willows

A Children's Classic at 100

Edited by Jackie C. Horne and Donna R. White

In 1908, Kenneth Grahame's The Wind in the Willows was published to surprisingly little critical fanfare. But readers championed its cause, and Grahame's novel of a riverbank life soon proved both a commercial—and ultimately critical—success. One hundred years after its first publication, Grahame's book and its memorable characters continue their hold on the public imagination and have taken their place in the canon of children's literature. However, little academic criticism emerged in the wake of the book's initial publication. Only after the appearance of Peter Green's biocritical study did the academy begin to wrestle with Grahame's complex work, though many read it in terms of Grahame's often unhappy personal life.

The essays in Kenneth Grahame's The Wind in the Willows: A Children's Classic at 100 focus on recent discussions of the book in regards to class, gender, and nationality but also examine issues previously not addressed by Grahame criticism, such as the construction of heteronormative masculinity, the appeal of this very English novel to Chinese readers, and the meaning of a text in which animals can be human-like, pets, servants, and even food. This volume also revisits some of the issues that have engaged critics from the start, including the book's dual-strand narrative structure, the function of home, and the psychological connections between Toad and Grahame. Scholars of fantasy and children's literature will find great value in this collection that sheds new light on this enduring classic.
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Scarecrow Press / Children's Literature Association
Pages: 302 • Trim: 6 x 9
978-0-8108-7258-5 • Hardback • November 2009 • $103.00 • (£79.00)
978-0-8108-7259-2 • eBook • November 2009 • $97.50 • (£75.00)
Series: Children's Literature Association Centennial Studies
Subjects: Literary Criticism / Children's & Young Adult Literature, Language Arts & Disciplines / Library & Information Science / General
Jackie C. Horne is a former children's book editor and assistant professor at the Center for the Study of Children's Literature at Simmons College.

Donna R. White is associate professor of English at Arkansas Tech University. She is the author of J.M. Barrie's Peter Pan In and Out of Time: A Children's Classic at 100 (Scarecrow, 2006).
Reflecting the contemporary trend of casting a scholarly eye on classic children's literature, this volume joins such titles as 100 Years of Anne with an 'E': The Centennial Study of Anne of Green Gables
— Choice Reviews, June 2010


Kenneth Grahame's The Wind in the Willows

A Children's Classic at 100

Cover Image
Hardback
eBook
Summary
Summary
  • In 1908, Kenneth Grahame's The Wind in the Willows was published to surprisingly little critical fanfare. But readers championed its cause, and Grahame's novel of a riverbank life soon proved both a commercial—and ultimately critical—success. One hundred years after its first publication, Grahame's book and its memorable characters continue their hold on the public imagination and have taken their place in the canon of children's literature. However, little academic criticism emerged in the wake of the book's initial publication. Only after the appearance of Peter Green's biocritical study did the academy begin to wrestle with Grahame's complex work, though many read it in terms of Grahame's often unhappy personal life.

    The essays in Kenneth Grahame's The Wind in the Willows: A Children's Classic at 100 focus on recent discussions of the book in regards to class, gender, and nationality but also examine issues previously not addressed by Grahame criticism, such as the construction of heteronormative masculinity, the appeal of this very English novel to Chinese readers, and the meaning of a text in which animals can be human-like, pets, servants, and even food. This volume also revisits some of the issues that have engaged critics from the start, including the book's dual-strand narrative structure, the function of home, and the psychological connections between Toad and Grahame. Scholars of fantasy and children's literature will find great value in this collection that sheds new light on this enduring classic.
Details
Details
  • Scarecrow Press / Children's Literature Association
    Pages: 302 • Trim: 6 x 9
    978-0-8108-7258-5 • Hardback • November 2009 • $103.00 • (£79.00)
    978-0-8108-7259-2 • eBook • November 2009 • $97.50 • (£75.00)
    Series: Children's Literature Association Centennial Studies
    Subjects: Literary Criticism / Children's & Young Adult Literature, Language Arts & Disciplines / Library & Information Science / General
Author
Author
  • Jackie C. Horne is a former children's book editor and assistant professor at the Center for the Study of Children's Literature at Simmons College.

    Donna R. White is associate professor of English at Arkansas Tech University. She is the author of J.M. Barrie's Peter Pan In and Out of Time: A Children's Classic at 100 (Scarecrow, 2006).
Reviews
Reviews
  • Reflecting the contemporary trend of casting a scholarly eye on classic children's literature, this volume joins such titles as 100 Years of Anne with an 'E': The Centennial Study of Anne of Green Gables
    — Choice Reviews, June 2010


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