The Wind in the Willows

By: Kenneth Grahame

Narrated by: Richard Briers

Length: 2 hrs and 55 mins

Publisher's Summary

Far from fading with time, Kenneth Grahame's classic tale of fantasy has attracted a growing audience in each generation. Rat, Mole, Badger and the preposterous Mr Toad, have brought delight to many through the years with their odd adventures on and by the river, and at the imposing residence of Toad Hall.

©1993 Kenneth Grahame (P)2011 HarperCollins Publishers Limited

A disappointing abridgment

This is clearly marked “Unabridged”. This is simply not true. When I knew the book as a child the two passages I found intensely moving were the Field Mice’ Carol (“Who was the first to sing Nowell?/ Animals all as it befell./ Joy shall be theirs in the morning”) and the profound mysticism of the chapter “The Piper at the Gates of Dawn”. Both these passages are omitted, as is the entire Chapter “Wayfarers All”. (Other omission include all the songs, including the delightful “Duck’s Ditty”, the chapter titles and certain details I can remember in both the Christmas chapter and the final chapter at least.)



In the structure of the book, the two omitted chapters break up the account of Toad in jail and his escape. By making Toad’s adventures a continuous narrative without the deeper, more feeling aspects of the omitted chapters, this version reduces the book to a comic cartoon adventure without the profundity and little of the tenderness that makes it such a masterpiece. Richard Briers reads the version charmingly, but I was thoroughly disappointed.

A listener who doesn’t know the original may well still be pleased by this version.

Brilliant!

An excellent story and, wonderfully narrated by the great Richard Briers. I absolutely loved it.

Love the narrator in wind in the willows

Totally captivated by the story. Close your eyes and your there with them .absolutely magical ❤️

My review on Richard Briefs Wind in the Willows

Grand story. Richard Briers is among the best storytellers I heard. Bravo to the man.

Love This Story

Love it well Read i listen to this audio book for hours on End from start to Finish.

An old favourite brought to life

Has always been a favourite of mine. Brought to life by the narration of Richard Briers.

Wind in the willows

I like the wind in the willows as much how to train your Dragon 🐉

lovely revisiting my childhood

I enjoyed revisiting my childhood with the enthusiastically read book. This is a classic. wonderful

Fabulously Nostalgic...!

A childhood classic, fabulously nostalgic. Priceless narration by Richard Briers brings all the little friends to life with their individual voices and accents.

Fantastic bedtime listening

This has been perfect for my little daughter to listen to while she prepares for sleep. I loved it as a child and it's so lovely to see my children enjoying it thirty years later. A beautifully narrated, fantastic story.