The Sense of Longing in The Wind in the Willows
Risking Enchantment
“Spring was moving in the air above and in the earth below and around him, penetrating even his dark and lowly little house with its spirit of divine discontent and longing." In our first episode back after the summer Phoebe and Rachel discuss the sense of longing found in The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame. Music: Ashton Manor by Kevin MacLeod Hosts: Rachel Sherlock, Phoebe Watson Follow me on social media: @seekingwatson Follow the podcast on Instagram: @riskingenchantmentpodcast Follow Phoebe on Instagram: @phoebe_lucy_watson Find out more at www.rachelsherlock.com Works Mentioned The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame (illus. Inga Moore) Audiobook: Read by Michael Hordern Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis Surprised by Joy by C.S. Lewis The Weight of Glory by C.S. Lewis The Pilgrim’s Regress by C.S. Lewis ‘Tinturn Abbey’ by William Wordsworth ‘The Buried Life’ by Matthew Arnold ‘The Day is Done’ by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Not That It Matters by A.A. Milne Tolkien On Fairy-stories, expanded edition, edited by Verlyn Flieger and Douglas A. Anderson The Four Loves by C.S. Lewis The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien “Tolkien, Lewis, and The Wind in the Willows” by Roy Peachey, The Catholic World Reporter “God’s Whispers in The Wind in the Willows” by Justin D Lyons, Bereans at the Gate ‘Little Gidding’ by T.S. Eliot The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien “The Longing of the Wind in the Willows” by Chris Wheeler, The Rabbit Room Beyond the Wild Wood by Alan Jacobs, First Things What We’re Enjoying at the Moment Phoebe: Emily of New Moon by L.M. Montgomery Rachel: Mount Usher Gardens