Based in part on his own Victorian childhood, Grahame's collection of short stories centers on a group of children, revealing through their adventures how children's and adults' perceptions of the world differ. A delightful work by the author of The Wind in the Willows. 19 plates of illustrations; 12 line drawings. Republication of the New York and London, 1904 edition.
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