born March 8, 1859, Edinburgh, Scot.
died July 6, 1932, Pangbourne, Berkshire, Eng.
British writer of children's books.
He worked as a banker in London while contributing articles and stories to journals, these works were in books such as The Golden Age (1895) and Dream Days (1898). He is best known for his classic The Wind in the Willows (1908; dramatized by A.A. Milne as Toad of Toad Hall , 1930), whose animal characters
principally Mole, Rat, Badger, and Toad
captivatingly combine human traits with authentic animal habits.