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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]
Bottrell's son William was born under difficult circumstances in 1990. That year, Bottrell built his own recording studio, Toad Hall Studio, next door to the Pasadena Playhouse [3] [4] [5] in Pasadena, California and founded a weekly jam session called the "Tuesday Night Music Club". [6]
In 1956–1959 he arranged for Ted Heath's orchestra, and during this time composed the suite Jazz at Toad Hall, based on Kenneth Grahame's 1908 children's book The Wind in the Willows, which was released on Decca Records in 1958. Jazz at Toad Hall received significant critical acclaim on
Rockford was named for the "rocky ford" of the East Fork of the White River where easier crossing was permitted by a rock river bottom. The village is approximately 1 mile west of Tipton Island along the White River. The area was first settled in about 1813 by James Reno, who was the grandfather of the infamous Reno Gang.
Feigning illness, Mr. Toad escapes Toad Hall, and steals a beautiful new car ("Toad's Escape"). However, the car owner and police catch him in the act ("Stop Thief"). Arrested for his theft, a court scene takes place with the Wild Wooders as the jury, making sure that Mr Toad is imprisoned so they can take over Toad Hall.
A. A. Milne's 1929 play Toad of Toad Hall was based on the book. [ citation needed ] William Horwood wrote several children's novels, Tales of the Willows , continuing the original story. [ 4 ] The 2013 graphic adventure video game The Wolf Among Us , based on the Fables comic book series, features Mr. Toad as "a foul-mouthed taxi-driver ...