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.

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

The manuscripts were given to the Library in 1943.

Entry to read in the Library is permitted only on presentation of a valid reader's card (for admissions procedures see http://www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/services/admissions/).

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. 45238-46.

See also Papers of Kenneth Grahame.

See Scope and Content.

Authors | 19th century

Authors | 20th century

Childrens literature | 20th century

Grahame | Elspeth S | 1862-1946

Grahame | Kenneth | 1859-1932 | Author and Secretary of the Bank of England