Kenneth Grahame praises the Ridgeway of the Berkshire Downs, the romance of the railway, the virtue of loafing, good drink over the after-dinner cigarette, and the old god Pan still haunting the English countryside. These early essays of a young Bank of England man are full of Rabelais, country walks and the longing to escape.
Grahame’s first book, from 1893, a delight for anyone who loves The Wind in the Willows and the English essay. Download the free EPUB.