Kenneth Grahame

Kenneth Grahame was a British writer. He was born on 8 March 1859 in Edinburgh.

When he was five, his mother died of scarlet fever, and his father had a drinking problem. He went to live with his grandmother in Berkshire and attended St Edward’s school. He was an outstanding student there. It was in Berkshire that he was introduced to the riverside and boating by his uncle. This, as believed, inspired him for his future novels.

Although Grahame wanted to attend Oxford University, unfortunately, he had no money to afford the university. Instead, his parents sent him to work at the Bank of England. When he married Elspeth Thomson, they had one child, who was blind in one eye and had serious health problems throughout his short life. Grahame used to tell his son short stories, and these stories, later on, turned into an entire novel, one of his famous works, The Wind in the Willows.

His other famous works include The Reluctant Dragon, The Golden Age, Dream Days, etc. Although he faced many difficulties, Kenneth Grahame didn’t let anything break his spirit. Moreover, as you see, those hardships motivated him to create.