The Wind in the Willows (1996 film) The Wind in the Willows (1996 film) The Wind in the Willows (released in the United States as Mr Toad's Wild Ride) is a 1996 British children's comedy film written and directed by Terry Jones, and produced by Jake Eberts and John Goldstone. The film stars Steve Coogan, Eric Idle and Terry Jones. The film was released in the United Kingdom on 18 October 1996. The film is based on Kenneth Grahame's novel "The Wind in the Willows". Mole's underground home is destroyed when the meadow above is bulldozed by the Weasels. Mr Toad, had sold the land to finance
A High Wind in Jamaica (novel) High Wind in Jamaica" was included as number 71 in the Modern Library's 100 Best Novels, a list of the best English-language novels of the 20th century. The cocktail Hangman's Blood is first described in this novel. A High Wind in Jamaica (novel) A High Wind in Jamaica is a 1929 novel by the Welsh writer Richard Hughes, which was made into a film of the same name in 1965. The book was initially titled "The Innocent Voyage" and published by Harper & Brothers in the spring of that year. Several months later Hughes renamed his novel in time for