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The row that gave us Wind in the Willows; (1) His creation: Mr Toad (2) The author: Kenneth Grahame (3) His nemesis? Walter Cunliffe.
The Daily Mail (London, England)
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October 8, 2008
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Byline: Andrew Levy
IT IS a heartening tale of literary success - a man quits his high-pressure job and months later publishes a book that becomes a children's classic.
The author in this case was Kenneth Grahame, the genius behind The Wind in the Willows.
But a new exhibition claims to have exploded the myth that he quit as Secretary of the Bank of England because of the strain it was putting him under.
A recently-discovered document suggests he had a spectacular falling out with Walter Cunliffe, a director and future Governor of the ...
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