Kenneth Grahame (1859–1932) was a Scottish-born writer, born in Edinburgh, who spent nearly thirty years at the Bank of England, rising to the post of Secretary before retiring in 1908. He first published essays and stories of childhood: Pagan Papers (1893), The Golden Age (1895) and Dream Days (1898), which contains "The Reluctant Dragon". His best-known book, The Wind in the Willows (1908), grew out of bedtime stories and letters written for his son Alastair; A. A. Milne later adapted it for the stage as Toad of Toad Hall. He died in Pangbourne, Berkshire.
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Kenneth Grahame (1859–1932) was a Scottish-born writer, born in Edinburgh, who spent nearly thirty years at the Bank of England, rising to the post of Secretary before retiring in 1908. He first published essays and stories of childhood: Pagan Papers (1893), The Golden Age (1895) and Dream Days (1898), which contains "The Reluctant Dragon". His best-known book, The Wind in the Willows (1908), grew out of bedtime stories and letters written for his son Alastair; A. A. Milne later adapted it for the stage as Toad of Toad Hall. He died in Pangbourne, Berkshire.
