Manuscripts of or relating to 'The Wind in the Willows' by Kenneth Grahame, consisting of:
- 'Bertie's escapade', printed in P.R. Chalmers, Kenneth Grahame (London, 1933)
- Letters to his son, 1907, printed in First whisper of the Wind in the Willows, ed. Elspeth Grahame (London, 1944)
- 'The Wind in the Willows', 1908
Dates
- Creation: [c. 1907-1933]
Extent
0.20 Linear metres (4 boxes)
Language of Materials
- English
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MSS. Eng. misc. d. 281, fols. 1-2].
Full range of shelfmarks:
MSS. Eng. misc. d. 281-282, e. 247-248
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 12324
Abstract
Manuscripts of Kenneth Grahame
Biographical / Historical
Kenneth Grahame (1859-1932) was an author and the Secretary of the Bank of England. He married Elspeth Thomson in 1899. Details are given in the Dictionary of National Biography.
Other Finding Aids
M. Clapinson and T.D. Rogers, Summary Catalogue of Post-Medieval Western Manuscripts in the Bodleian Library Oxford. Acquisitions 1916-1975. (Oxford, 1991), vol. I, nos. 45238-45246.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The manuscripts were given to the Library in 1943.
Bibliography
- See Scope and Content.
Subject
- Title
- Manuscripts of Kenneth Grahame
- Status
- Published
- Author
- Collection Level Description by Emily Tarrant; EAD version 2019 by Alice Whichelow
- Date
- EAD version 2019
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
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