Classic Willows story turns 100
A competition to write a modern Wind in the Willows has been launched to mark the 100th anniversary of Kenneth Grahame's classic book.
Grahame's riverbank tale of Toad, Mole, Ratty and Badger became a huge hit when it was published on 8 October 1908.
A museum in Oxfordshire wants to see how the characters would cope with 21st century living.
Paul Mainds, of Henley's River & Rowing Museum said, it was a chance for Wind in The Willows fans to get creative.
"The Wind in the Willows is one of the great treasures of children's fiction," he said...
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Grahame's riverbank tale of Toad, Mole, Ratty and Badger became a huge hit when it was published on 8 October 1908.
A museum in Oxfordshire wants to see how the characters would cope with 21st century living.
Paul Mainds, of Henley's River & Rowing Museum said, it was a chance for Wind in The Willows fans to get creative.
"The Wind in the Willows is one of the great treasures of children's fiction," he said...