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In October 1908, The Wind in the Willows was published as a novel for children featuring an array of anthropomorphic characters, including Rat (a water vole), Mole, Badger and Toad. [3] Toad lives in a house on the edge of the River Bank, Toad Hall. The novel was almost universally condemned by critics, but achieved very considerable sales. [4]
Toad of Toad Hall is a play written by A. A. Milne – the first of several dramatisations of Kenneth Grahame's 1908 novel The Wind in the Willows – with incidental music by Harold Fraser-Simson. It was originally produced by William Armstrong at the Playhouse Theatre, Liverpool , on 21 December 1929.
Toad Hall is a residential hall for the Australian National University, primarily for post-graduate students drawn from some 50 countries across the globe. [1] It is located at the corner of Barry Drive and Kingsley Street, Acton. Sullivans Creek and the Drill Hall Gallery are nearby. [2]
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.
Toad Hall Bar is a gay bar in San Francisco's Castro District, in the U.S. state of California. [1] [2] History. The site formerly housed The Pendulum.
Toad of Toad Hall is a 1946 British TV adaptation of the 1929 play Toad of Toad Hall by A. A. Milne, [1] itself an adaptation of the 1908 novel The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame. It was produced by Michael Barry who presented the same play again the following year with many different cast members. [2]
In Kenneth Grahame's novel The Wind in the Willows (1908), Mr. Toad is a likeable and popular, if selfish and narcissistic, comic character. Mr. Toad reappears as the lead character in A. A. Milne's play Toad of Toad Hall (1929), based on the book. [9] [10] In Chinese culture, the Money Toad (or Frog) Jin Chan appears as a feng shui charm for ...
Toad Hall is the fictional residence of Mr. Toad in The Wind in the Willows. Toad Hall may also refer to: Toad Hall (ANU), a residential hall in Australian National University; Toad Hall Bar, gay bar in San Francisco