ahumbleprofessor:During this break I’ve been reading The Wind in the Willows (alongside a few other

ahumbleprofessor:During this break I’ve been reading The Wind in the Willows (alongside a few other books) and it’s a wonderful time. Something magical about older books as cherished as The Wind in the Willows are the many many many illustrators that get their chance at drawing these stories. Each one has a unique take on the scenery and characters. Above are a bunch of illustrations from Inga Moore’s edition of Willows. I’ve spoken about her incredible artwork for The Secret Garden in a post that you can see here. She brings just as much beauty to Kenneth Grahame’s story and I love looking through her edition so much.I absolutely recommend seeing if your library has a copy of Inga Moore’s Wind in the Willows — but DON’T actually read that volume. The edition she illustrated sadly abbreviates the text, cutting many descriptive paragraphs that appear in the original version of the story. It’s an unfortunate and pointless abridgment that ruins an otherwise fantastic book. So if you want to read Willows, get the words from a different volume, but keep Inga Moore’s copy nearby to enjoy as you read. In the future I’ll share some more illustrators that have drawn Mr. Toad and his friends, as well as  my own personal thoughts on Grahame’s book.  -- source link

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