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Revisiting this childhood classic was an utter joy.
There is an irrepressible nostalgia in Wind in the Willows - not just from memories of previous reading experiences but from the timbre and setting of the story itself.
It conjures a "simpler" time when we lived more closely with nature and in the thrall of the seasons and the threat of technology was further away on the horizon than nowadays.
What struck me most however was appreciation of the small things - a love of home and a value of friendsh ...more
There is an irrepressible nostalgia in Wind in the Willows - not just from memories of previous reading experiences but from the timbre and setting of the story itself.
It conjures a "simpler" time when we lived more closely with nature and in the thrall of the seasons and the threat of technology was further away on the horizon than nowadays.
What struck me most however was appreciation of the small things - a love of home and a value of friendsh ...more
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