Publisher Description
All roads lead to Rome. The young boy telling this story cannot quite comprehend this assertion—but of one road, he is certain it is true. The Knights’ Road, as he and his friends call it. A road without hedges or ditches, a road that heads straight over the downs with a purpose. One day he will set off to Rome along this road … but for the moment his attention is arrested by an artist he meets on the Knights’ Road. An artist who seems to know many strange and wonderful things …
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About Kenneth Grahame
Kenneth Grahame (1859–1932), Scottish-born author, was raised by his grandmother in Berkshire, England, along the banks of the Thames River. He began working at the Bank of England in 1879. As a pastime, he wrote light nonfiction and articles for newspapers. The Wind in the Willows, originally written as letters to his son, established him as a writer of children’s books and had a deep influence on fantasy literature.