Beyond the Wild Wood: World of Kenneth Grahame

by Peter Green

Traces the life of the successful British banker who wrote one of the most popular modern children's stories, and shows how his life and times influenced its creation

Genres: Biography, Nonfiction, British Literature

224 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1982

About the author

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Peter Morris Green was a British classical scholar and novelist noted for his works on the Greco-Persian Wars, Alexander the Great and the Hellenistic Age of ancient history, generally regarded as spanning the era from the death of Alexander in 323 BC up to either the date of the Battle of Actium or the death of Augustus in 14 AD.

Reviews

[Susannah · Rating 5 out of 5]

For those who love The Wind in the Willows, this provides a very satisfying backstory.