The Wind in the Willows. As a child, I read it purely as an adventure story. Re-reading it as an adult, I realized it's actually two stories: one a eulogy to th

The Wind in the Willows. As a child, I read it purely as an adventure story. Re-reading it as an adult, I realized it's actually two stories: one a eulogy to the British countryside, and the other a comedy about the self-inflicted troubles of Mr. Toad. The humor was lost on me as a child.