Continuing with The Wind in the Willows

[@roc5291]

From the heartland of the US in the State of Nebraska here. Thank You so much for this channel. It is a gift to mankind.

[@evolassunglasses4673]

Good day to you sir. 🇺🇸 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[@fellwinter12]

I so heartily agree

[@JusColeYT]

From the TRUE Heartland of the US, Des Moines, Iowa.. thank you so much for this channel.

[@gameboyblue2515]

I second this

[@michaeldicerto6265]

Watching you read, smoke pipes, browse books- listening to your wonderful voice, is a taste of Eden in a sometimes tedious world.

[@theradiantknight9771]

One aspect that shines through in this passage is Ratty’s love for boats simply as boats, regardless of what they might be for. There is a sheer goodness in their existence. What an antidote to the utilitarianism that infects every aspect of our society.

[@sydford1043]

I think the most beautiful chapter is The Piper at the Gates of Dawn, evocative ,dreamlike and poetic ✌️

[@mileskyro8161]

A real gentlemen of scholar and convivial nature.

[@davidrn5600]

I loved it! I ordered it, it's coming out on May 1st with the original illustrations. Thanks my friend!

[@michaeldicerto6265]

I ordered a copy as well!

[@ivymoonstone8080]

It was 1988, Disney World, “Mr. Toad’s Wild Ride”. Scared the daylights out of me so terribly that I wouldn’t read Wind in the Willows until 2023. A good laugh about it now, part of me knows I missed out, but what a sweet delight to discover it in adulthood! Thank you for reading to us. God bless you sir.

[@worldofameiso5491]

I am so glad that I found your channel. There is so much hate and vitriol on KZbin these days, that to find a channel which is so devoid of criticism and cynicism is a joy. Thank you for entertaining us with your inexhaustible enthusiasm for literature and poetry. Long may your pipe smoke and may your tumbler never run dry of a wee dram.

[@draconiansquid1570]

I would LOVE to hear a full reading of wind in the willows or the LOTR books It would be amazing to sleep to Pipe breaks and all!

[@crusader2112]

You’re like a long lost grandfather I’m only now meeting. Keep doing what you’re doing. God Bless 🙏🏻

[@MastinoNapoletano420]

I love the Wind in the Willows. To hear you reading it sir, is a such a treat! Thank you for sharing! Hope all is well! God bless Mr. Guite!

[@r.j.b.1645]

Malcolm, thank you for reading more of “Wind and the Willows” to us. What fun; and what an honor to be read to by you. You lifted my heart today.

[@zoobee]

thank you for this extra Willows treat. I am taken back to long summer holidays, trees, streams and happiness

[@ElloTomato]

Is it only me, who can actually smell the pipe smoke when I watch these?

[@xavierpaquin]

Delightful

[@The-Music-Archive]

He's a pugilist! A sheer pugilist! A bolshevik even.

[@Thom-o7t]

just ordered the book!

[@jasonhammond4640]

I've always thought Ratty's boat was a long wineglass wherry with brass fittings and mahogany seats and gunwales. 😊

[@Unreconstructed_Georgian]

Being from Deep South Georgia, I just wanna say how refreshing watching your videos truly are. I’d like to quote G.K Chesterton from his book, What I saw in America, “ Before there was any New England in the North, there was something very like Old England in the South. Relatively speaking, there is still.” I believe that as a southerner this is exactly why I feel the way I do. Hearing you reading from these books, smoking a pipe, having real intellectual conversations, and reading poems reminds me of the aristocrats of old that lived here not too long ago. I so enjoy these videos when they come out, and I have to say that I 100% agree with Chesterton, there’s more of England in the South than we tend to wanna admit. After saying that, I’ve now got to go out and find this book 🤣 for my never ending library.

[@tomblack2064]

As you are so enthusiastic about this book. I decided to buy it today when i was at Waterstones 😊

[@chriskitzmiller6842]

would you please please please consider reading us more from this Treasure?? perhaps coinciding with each new season. ? I know it would be an absolute pleasure to look forward to the coming months to hear your narration. Cheers to You and Bless your Ministry Malcom. Thank You!!!

[@CriticoolHit]

Thank you.

[@sandraevans7881]

Thank you for these readings from Wind in the Willows. I have to confess that - although I've read passages from it - I've never read the whole book. These reading have inspired me to correct that and I'm now enjoying it for the first time. At 72!! God bless!

[@Shastavalleyoutdoorsman]

I've wiled away many hours Paddling rivers. Nothing in the world can reach you, in the middle of a river. Wind and the Willows is one of my all time favorites. It would suit me if you read the whole thing.

[@shadobaggins7131]

Please hug this man for me

[@thisoldcottage]

I think that like many of the Disney films, the book actually speaks on many more levels to adults 👍🏼👏🏼❤️

[@thehumancondition5764]

The sheer boat-i-ness of a boat is a magical expression.

[@MACKHAWKSS]

Oh yes. Hailing from Tennessee. This is so relaxing

[@tomwatts22]

The shear boatyness of a boat. Brilliant.

[@shoesofafisherman7261]

I was so intrigued last week i ordered a used copy to read for my first time at age 52 thank you Mike maybe a part 3 lol

[@mattwicks5918]

Same aged 48 😃

[@DavidToth-re6zw]

So pleased to have discovered your channel,its a real delight to grab a few minutes to escape the chaos of a modern world and enjoy some wonderful storytelling,takes me right back to much simpler times

[@jeremybryant5778]

I need to do some boating of my own one of these days. I own two kayaks that I won as prizes, therefore costing me nothing. Sadly I haven't found or made the time to use them

[@snesmonkey]

Beautifully read with passion...might even get me back into reading, fabulous stuff

[@andymansfield3803]

I love the Wind in the Willows. It was read to me as a child and I have read it to my children. It holds such memories for me. Thank you

[@DungeonMasterJohnny]

you gotta get that fireplace going! it would totally change the atmosphere. thanks for the video

[@aidenwhelan2560]

Your words brighten my day Martin. Thankyou.

[@thisoldcottage]

Amen, amen, amen……..thank you so much 🫶🏻🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼❤️

[@YouTubeOverrated]

This must be one of the most wholesome videos l've ever seen.

[@tomaria100]

Grand and good!

[@CheapSeats]

Sir, these last two videos have been wonderful. Thank you. I immediately bought a copy for my son and I after your last video. Thank you for introducing us to this lovely novel

[@mudlarkingmarionette]

The Jacobites had a fondness for moles. I am Scottish ; so I thought I would mention it. " Here's to the man in the black velvet waistcoat".

[@dragoon6016]

Just outstanding...such a pleasure.

[@JBazz2911]

What a joy to listen to! Oh the simple pleasures of life!

[@joel4212]

This channel has brought me much joy in some of my recent hard times. Id love to shake this mans hand one day and enjoy a peterson pipe with him and a glass of one of those fine Islay scotches he also enjoys.

[@doorntreader7624]

Dropping in to see you in the library is such a pleasure. I wonder if you might let us visit you on board your boat for a reading, once the warmer weather arrives?

[@MalcolmGuitespell]

Yes I plan to do just that!

[@grant7586]

I'm going to read this to my daughter ... Glorious piece of literature.

[@-Mike-76]

Consider that you’ve read it to me for the first time as well. What a delightful masterpiece. I will read it for my first time with my children.

[@a..c..2469]

I love this channel ! Malcolm has a beautiful gift that many are to full of fear to share. It's his voice I hear when I read my favorite selections and I think that's how you know someone has drank from the magic mead that Odin in his adventures stole so he could have the gift of poem and song😂,that's one my favorite childhood stories that was read to me, thank you Malcolm for your patience and courage

[@Ghost_Boy36]

I feel blessed to have discovered your channel. It’s been a real blessing to watch your videos.

[@flavadog17]

I sit and smoke my pipe and listen to Malcolm each episode. Very enjoyable. Cheers from Boston good sir!

[@malcolmhart1795]

Many thanks for making the feeling come alive in us, how the Mole must feel when taken into the Water Rat's boat, not knowing the journey's end, but delighted with it all. Wow! Lovely of you to do this.

[@gagecohlrae]

Really enjoy listening to you read my favorite stories while I fall asleep 😊

[@JohnnyRamone1974]

I watch these as I drift off to sleep at night

[@anamcaralaura]

This makes me so happy to listen. :)

[@lucasthedragon7680]

Quite suspiciously, this story reminds me a lot of The Once and Future King by T.H. White. And in fact, there's even a wonderful little scene in the book of Arthur as a boy being turned into a mole by Merlin and spending the afternoon sitting in another mole's hovel and listening to said mole read a fable he had written himself. If you haven't read it, I would highly suggest it. The first half is a lot of fun and the latter half is as dramatic as any Game of Thrones episode could be.

[@stefanomagaddino6868]

Brought to mind : "Longer boats are coming to win us... They're coming to win us..coming to win us.. Longer boats are coming to win us.. Hold on to the shore.. or.. they"ll be takin' the key from the door !".

[@rockin_coalmangaming6206]

I think that it would be nice to have a weekly reading from your favorite adventure book. Reading a chapter a week through an entire book. I enjoy watching these videos while smoking my pipe and being outside.

[@markjones9109]

It's a true joy to listen to you sir. Wonderful.

[@stefanomagaddino6868]

It saddens me to think that I was never introduced to TWITW as a child. I believe my parents never knew of its existence ! So, THANK YOU, Malcolm for exposing this wonderful Tale to me, even if it's in my old age. Exciting to finally become aware of all the beautiful thoughts that exist in literature. I am now reading Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Dickens and Steinbeck. So much to take in with so little time left. Depressed how my childhood and formidable years had been wasted by the ignorance of those who raised me. My heart is bursting with THANKS to you, Malcolm. God Bless you, again and again.

[@neildaly2635]

I first read this at 18 on a trip to Ireland long ago, it was magical then and still is, thank you for your wonderful narration, the study is too well lit for my tastes 😁

[@latenightcake1147]

Make a series reading the Hobbit in full!

[@annienardone7285]

Completely enchanting at every word, every read. Magical. Reloading this back into my Audible list for another go 'round.

[@simonsmith6053]

I love this book, as it so often reaches right back into my childhood. I don't read the full book any more, just certain passages at different times of the year. The advent of spring always has me reaching for 'Piper at the Gates of Dawn', and the colder months, when we're all nestling inward and hunkering down in the comforts of home, always see me re-reading the chapters 'Dulce Domum' and 'Mr. Badger'. Such a treasury of words and sentiments!

[@norsekracken]

This too is one of my favorite books I read in school as a child. Now I get to hear you read after a long day at work while I am fighting of a dreaded cold. Couldn’t get much better this evening. Thank you.

[@Nighttrainpiper]

Malcom, sir, you really need to get out on a boat again soon. :)

[@jenpedwards]

You could read the entire book to us! What a delight! I have loved Wind in the Willows for many years and was a particular favorite of my mother's! 🙏💖

[@MetalSamantha]

Wonderful video. Thank you

[@briandoub4866]

What a joy! Just two days before you released your 1st reading of Wind in the Willows, I went searching or the BBC version of it and enjoyed rewatching a bit of that after years of not seeing it and decided I need to reread the book. Now you carry on with another inspiring reading. Thank you. What a joy.

[@c.g.5898]

Hello Mr Guite, have you ever read The White Company by AC Doyle? It’s an almost entirely forgotten book today by a popular author. It has some great poetry. “What of the bow? The bow was made in England: Of true wood, of yew wood, The wood of English bows; So men who are free Love the old yew tree And the land where the yew tree grows.”

[@davidsuniverse108]

Thank you so much. You’ve. Renewed my love for reading and I love your study.

[@richardsnow7299]

Thank you for reading a lovely story Reverend.

[@DanielWadenius]

This wonderful channel has helped me discover the joy of pipe smoking and rekindled my fascination for the written word. Now I have ordered both The Hobbit and The Wind in the Willows to read to my children. Thank you Malcolm!

[@moderatelycoolkid5747]

You have inspired me not only to take up the pipe but also to read to my son, he’s still a bit young but it’s never to early to try and spark his imagination. Thank you sir, from the United States

[@Musicandcoffee247]

I just found this channel and I’m so delighted! It’s like a treat that I never knew existed! I just subscribed!

[@robertweber5122]

It was in Wind in the Willows that I got my first glimpse of what I can only call faery. Possibly my strongest connection with a book!

[@theoneoutofnazareth]

Thanks Malcolm! I admit I stumbled on your videos because I have been trying to make sense of TWITWs. I felt the book ended a wee bit prematurely and am looking for some answers. Hilarious, a nearly 40 year old man trying to make sense of a children's book! Who would've thought! Heh! Well, the majestic and heavenly encounter that Mole and Ratty had on the river when on their search for young Otter....I feel it never came to a full circle. Perhaps on purpose, like most spiritual encounters we have as Christians - they don't need to 'make sense' but still have a long lasting impact and guiding hand upon our lives. Christ can't be explained - is maybe what Graham was suggesting. I wondered why that experience never unfolded throughout the story and also why Toad was never punished for all of his serious crime. heh! I hate to say it, but I feel he was let off the hook in a way that would naturally get under our skin had we known him as a Man. Also, interestingly, the entire book seemed to be a bit modeled after The Odyssey which I am still trying to make sense of - from Toad's self proclaimed wit, adventure, and dare-i-say heroism at the end to reclaim his palace, but Mr. Toad was far from a hero to be celebrated. Anyways, thank you for your library chats and joy-giving heart. You radiate the heart of a Father. May the Lord bless you.

[@yusufsayed1583]

Good Morning 😊 Awesome Read 📜 Thanks for sharing 👍🏼 Enjoyed it a lot 👏🏼👏🏼 Greetings from South Africa 🇿🇦

[@zozoa1]

Beautiful. I think a wee bit of Watership Down is in order.

[@ursusthewhite9824]

Very nice chief, very nice (those weasels are always amusing!)

[@sirgerbilmacintosh9101]

I enjoy watching your videos. Your passion for literature is wonderfully contagious.

[@juanjosesegura4585]

Thank you, sir, for this wonderful, wonderful youtube channel. I myself have 2 copies of the wind in the willows. One very similar to yours and one illustrated by Chris Dunn, his art is so beautiful to watch

[@victorfelixcpsr]

Mr. Guite, do you happen to have a general essential book list? I'd love to read your recommendations.

[@hidusb]

Takes me back to my childhood and Jackanory. Thank you.

[@pandabearsbro]

You remind me of the man telling the story in The Princess Bride. Just captivating listening to you talk and ramble.

[@DorsetGirl]

Thank you for carrying on Malcolm. Your videos are a balm.

[@markgibbons2108]

11:22 Thank you for your readings 📚 and all other interesting bits boating whisky increased after a day where everyone as done nothing but complain ect just to get in and watch and listen to you was great

[@AlphariusJingYuan]

Another classic, another masterpiece!

[@brianheffernan8982]

That was another wonderful passage from one of my favorite books. Thank you, Malcolm.

[@socratesfriend745]

smokin a bowl of black cordial hehehe

[@benoloughlin8231]

Pure delight, thank you again

[@bigal2696]

I hesitate to confess... but I've never read this book. But now, I assure you, I will. Thank you for your videos/visits.

[@a.j.r_ball]

The glorious notification of a new video. Packing my pipe as I type!!!!

[@user-km1sd7ou3c]

God bless you Mr Guite . I love wind in the willows. I have started re- reading this again . I was in Peterson in Dublin and I brought a nice new church wardens.

[@landonloftin4224]

Love these videos. I'm working on a book on TWitW at the moment.

[@MalcolmGuitespell]

Wonderful!

[@NWG1961]

I'm glad you made another video about The Wind in the Willows. I could watch and listen to you read the whole book, if you wanted to.

[@carolinafine8050]

Have you ever read “Johnny Pie and the Fool Killer” or “Devil and Daniel Webster” by Stephen Vincent Benet? I bet you’d enjoy them. When I read short stories by Benet I’m always curious as to how his name has not made a greater impression on the years afterwards

[@campbelljosh04]

Malcolm, I am so happy that the youtube algorithm provided me with the opportunity to find your channel. It brings me a sense of peace and happiness in this chaotic world we live in today. I'll listen to your videos back after back in the morning during work. I love it. Thank you so much.

[@tommosley6529]

Hello, Malcolm. What a fantastic addition this is to your channel. One of my favourite works. Your voice spoke to me like I was a boy once again; pure joy and excitement. Please continue with a few more chapters and I shall sure listen closely. God bless you, sir - cheers! *the raise of a Jameson class*

[@kennethmclaren8064]

I've just been watching your Larkin video as well as the Larkin life death in hull you are a pleasure to watch and listen too thank you.

[@kearnsey64]

I have absolutely loved these! Thank you Reverend Guite