急求《风语河岸柳》梗概(英文)

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急求《风语河岸柳》 梗概(英文)

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The Wind in the Willows is a classic of children's literature by Kenneth Grahame,first published in 1908.Alternately slow moving and fast paced,it focuses on four anthropomorphised animal characters in a pastoral version of England.The novel is notable for its mixture of mysticism,adventure,morality,and camaraderie.
The Wind in the Willows was saved from obscurity by the then-famous playwright,A.A.Milne,who loved it and adapted a part of it for stage as Toad of Toad Hall.The book made Grahame's fortune,enabling him to retire from his bank job,which he hated,though it was respectable and well-paid.He moved to the country,where he spent his time by the River Thames doing much as the animal characters in his book do; namely,as one of the most famous phrases from the book says,"simply messing about in boats".