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Kenneth Grahame was a British novelist best known for writing *The Wind in the Willows*, a beloved children's classic featuring animal characters living along the riverbank. His work has had lasting influence on children's literature and remains widely read more than a century after its publication.
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Kenneth Grahame (8 March 1859 – 6 July 1932) was a British writer, most famous for The Wind in the Willows (1908), one of the classics of children's literature. He also wrote The Reluctant Dragon (1898). Grayh was born on 8 March 1859 in Edinburgh, Scotland but in early childhood, after his mother died and his father began to drink heavily, he moved with his younger sister to live with his grandmother on the banks of the River Thames in the Berkshire village of Cookham in southern England. <a
Key facts
- Born
- ( 1859-03-08 ) 8 March 1859, Edinburgh , Scotland
- Died
- 6 July 1932 (1932-07-06) (aged 73), Pangbourne , England
- Resting place
- Holywell Cemetery , St Cross Church, Oxford
- Occupation
- Children's author Banker
- Genre
- Fiction
- Notable works
- The Wind in the Willows (1908)
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Kenneth Grahame (/ˈɡreɪ.əm/ GRAY-əm; 8 March 1859 – 6 July 1932) was a Scottish writer. He is best remembered for the classic of children's literature The Wind in the Willows (1908). Born in Scotland, he spent most of his childhood with his grandmother in England, following the death of his mother and his father's inability to look after the children. After attending St Edward's School in Oxford, his ambition to attend university was thwarted and he joined the Bank of England, where he had a successful career. Before writing The Wind in the Willows, he published three other books: Pagan Papers (1893), The Golden Age (1895), and Dream Days (1898).
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