The Wind in the Willows (1987 film) that he has changed for better. However, it is implied that, as with all his previous interests, he will somehow take his newfound interest in philanthropy too far. The Wind in the Willows (1987 film) The Wind in the Willows is a 1987 American animated musical television film directed by Arthur Rankin, Jr. and Jules Bass. It is an adaptation of "The Wind in the Willows" by Kenneth Grahame. Set in a pastoral version of England, the film focuses on four anthropomorphised animal characters (Moley, Ratty, Mr. Toad, and Mr. Badger) and contains themes of mysticism, adventure, morality, and camaraderie.
Scottish literature in the nineteenth century Barrie (1860–1937), best known for his creation of Peter Pan, which helped develop the genre of fantasy. Also important in the development of fantasy was the work of George MacDonald (1824–1905) whose produced children's novels, including "The Princess and the Goblin" (1872) and "At the Back of the North Wind" (1872), realistic novels of Scottish life, but also "Phantastes: A Fairie Romance for Men and Women" (1858) and later "Lilith: A Romance" (1895), which would be an important influence on the work of both C. S. Lewis and J. R. R. Tolkien. Scottish "national drama" emerged in the early 1800s,