Kenneth Grahame Research Paper

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In the years of being a playful kid, those years are supposed to be the happiest part of a person’s life. Unfortunately, Kenneth Grahame didn’t receive the same happiness most people have abundance in. Kenneth Grahame was a scottish writer, who born on March 8, 1859 in Edinburgh, Scotland. When Grahame was a child, his mother died when he was five, while his father was appointed into the sheriff position in Argyllshire. Soon after, Grahame’s father became an alcoholic and gave the rights of his children's to their Granny

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