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Mr. Toad , of Toad Hall , is one of the main characters in the 1908 novel The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame .
Inspiration
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The inspiration for Mr. Toad's wayward mischievousness and boastfulness was Kenneth Grahame's only child Alastair: a family friend, Constance Smedley, overheard Grahame telling Alastair the exploits of Toad as a bedtime story, and noted that "Alastair's own tendency to exult in his exploits was gently satirized in Mr. Toad".[1] Francis Cecil Ricardo (1852–1924), the first owner of a car in Cookham in Berkshire , where Grahame wrote the books is also thought to have been an influence. Other suggestions include Walter Cunliffe, 1st Baron Cunliffe .[2]
Character
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Toad is the squire of the English countryside estate Toad Hall, which he inherited from his family. Toad is a jovial and friendly figure but he is often ruled by his conceit and impulsiveness which often gets him into trouble. Toad is known for becoming obsessed with various activities and then eventually growing bored with them. In the novel Toad becomes obsessed with motor cars after one runs him and his friends off the road in his caravan. Toad is a passionate driver and crashes at least eight motor cars before his friends step in and encourage him to change his ways.[3]
In other works
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A. A. Milne 's 1929 play Toad of Toad Hall [citation needed William Horwood wrote several children's novels, Tales of the Willows [4]
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References
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^ Sander, David (1997). "Mr. Bliss and Mr. Toad: Hazardous Driving in J.R.R. Tolkien's "Mr. Bliss" & Kenneth Grahame's "The Wind in the Willows" . Mythlore 21 82 )): 36–38. ISSN 0146-9339 . JSTOR 26812758 .
^ Drew, Bernard A. (8 March 2010). Literary Afterlife: The Posthumous Continuations of 325 Authors' Fictional Characters ISBN 978-0-7864-5721-2
^ Pitts, Michael R. (3 April 2015). RKO Radio Pictures Horror, Science Fiction and Fantasy Films, 1929-1956 ISBN 978-0-7864-6047-2
^ a b c Duck, Siobhan (19 December 2007). "Willow talk" . The Daily Telegraph ProQuest 359670071 . Retrieved 8 March 2024 – via ProQuest .
^ Hischak, Thomas S. (2008). The Oxford Companion to the American Musical ISBN 978-0-19-533533-0
^ Castle, Jill (9 June 2014). "In Pictures: Rik Mayall, a career in comedy" . The Herald . Retrieved 8 March 2024 .
^ Panas, Dan (15 June 1998). "Aftonbladet nöje: Sista kvällen som padda" . Aftonbladet . Retrieved 8 May 2018 .
^ https://playbill.com/production/wind-in-the-willows-nederlander-theatre-vault-0000002716
^ Billington, Michael (2017-06-29). "The Wind in the Willows review – Rufus Hound goes wild with Julian Fellowes' party animals" . The Guardian . ISSN 0261-3077 . Retrieved 2024-05-29 .
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