THE WIND IN THE WILLOWS, British author Kenneth Grahame’s riverbank tale of Toad, Mole, Ratty and Badger, was published on October 8, 1908 to mild success. However, once President Teddy Roosevelt gave it his hearty approval, it took off on both sides of the pond and has been a staple of every children’s classics library since.
To celebrate the book’s 100th Anniversary, the Bank of England Museum is displaying Kenneth Grahame’s letter of resignation along with other correspondence of his.
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